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Thomas Wakley blue plaque
Thomas Wakley · Reformer
Inscription
“Thomas Wakley 1795-1862 reformer and founder of 'The Lancet' lived here”
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1795-1862
Life dates
35 Bedford Square
WC1B
Erected 1962
London County Council, administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme
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