William Richard Gowers

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Sir William Richard Gowers (March 20, 1845 – May 4, 1915) was a British neurologist.

The Gowers' tract (tractus spinocerebellaris anterior) is named after him.

Sir William Richard Gowers, neurologist, paediatrician, researcher and artist, drew this illustration in 1886 as part of his documentation of Parkinson's Disease. The image appeared in his book, A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System, still used today by medical professionals as a primary reference for this disease.

In 1892, Gowers was one of the founding members of the National Society for the Employment of Epileptics (now the National Society for Epilepsy), along with David Ferrier and John Hughlings Jackson.

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