Biography of john langdon

When John Down was 18 years old, he had some kind of mystical experience. He met a girl that appeared so peculiar, that he felt sorry for her and, consciously or unconsciously, would spend his whole life searching for this phenomenon. He decided to study Medicine, became the director of the largest “Asylum for Idiots” in England and wrote articles and books about the thing that fascinated him so. Anthropometrically and photographically, he delineated a well-defined group of mentally disabled individuals, whose members all resembled the little girl very well. He called them, in concordance with the ethnical insights of the then famous dr. Blumenbach, mongoloid “idiots”. Today they bear his own – more politically correct – name: syndrome of Down.

The mystical experience

On a sunny summer’s day in 1846, John was taking a stroll with his family in the fields around Devon. All of a sudden, dark clouds appeared and it started to pour

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John Langdon (politician)

American politician and Founding Father (1741–1819)

"Senator Langdon" redirects here. For his brother, a member of the New Hampshire state senate, see Woodbury Langdon.

John Langdon
Portrait by Hattie Elizabeth Burdette, 1916.
In office June 5, 1810 as Governor – June 5, 1812
Preceded by	Jeremiah Smith
Succeeded by	William Plumer
In office June 6, 1805 as Governor – June 8, 1809
Preceded by	John Taylor Gilman
Succeeded by	Jeremiah Smith
In office June 4, 1788 as President – January 22, 1789
Preceded by	John Sullivan
Succeeded by	John Sullivan
In office June 1, 1785 as President – June 7, 1786
Preceded by	Meshech Weare
Succeeded by	John Sullivan
In office November 5, 1792 – December 2, 1793
Preceded by	Richard Henry Lee
Succeeded by	Ralph Izard
In office April 6, 1789 – August 9, 1789
Preceded by	Position establishe • John Langdon Down British physician who described Down syndrome (1828–1896) "John Down" redirects here. For the Victoria Cross recipient, see John Thornton Down. John Langdon Haydon Down (18 November 1828 – 7 October 1896) was a British physician best known for his description of the genetic condition now known as Down's or Down syndrome, which he originally classified in 1862. He is also noted for his work in social medicine and as a pioneer in the care of mentally disabled patients.[1] Early life [edit] Down was born in Torpoint, Cornwall, the youngest of seven children of the merchant Thomas Joseph Down.[1] His father was originally from Derry in Ireland, and his mother, Hannah Haydon, from North Devon.[2] His father was descended from an Irish family, his great-great grandfather having been the Protestant Bishop of Derry and Raphoe.[3] John Down went to local schools including the Devonport Classical and Mathematical School. At