John Langdon Down 1828–1896 Source: Wikimedia Commons About John Langdon Down British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896) People from the Same Era Joan Francesch i Serret 1833–1872 military personnel Lleida George Charles Brodrick 1831–1903 author, barrister, historian, journalist, lawyer William Henry Monk 1823–1899 composer, university teacher Greater London Robert Winthrop 1833–1892 financier Rozália Csádek 1820–1895 primary school teacher Nyírbátor Takaba Osamu 1831–1891 Confucian scholar, educator, ophthalmologist Hakata