William Carpenter
Born in
Exeter,
Devon
Born on 29th of October
1813
Died on 10th of November
1885
Born 1813. Died 1885 - English biologist.
Studied medicine at Bristol, London and Edinburgh. Completed research on marine zoology. Important work was in neurology, developed the idea of unconscious cerebration.
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