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Who was John Langdon Down?
When and where did he live?
What kind of a person was he?
And what does he have to do with Down syndrome?
Many people know only a little about John Langdon Down.
Most people only know: He was the first to write about Down syndrome.
And he wrote about "Mongolism".
In earlier times that was what Down syndrome was called.
That word is no longer used today.
And there are many misunderstandings about it.
Even today.
Few people know about John Langdon Down's life and his work.
That is the reason for this article.
So that more people can read something about him.
About his life.
And about his work.
About his ideas.
John Langdon Down's birth name was John Langdon Haydon Down.
John, Langdon, and Haydon were his first names.
Later he used the name Langdon as a part of his surname: John Langdon Down.
Where did John Langdon Down come from?
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