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According to Douglas Guthrie MD FRCS in his book 'A History of Medicine' (p. 182) the post mortem on Thomas Parr showed that he had died due to 'pleuropneumonia brought on by the impure London atmosphere, and the sudden adoption of a high mode of living and rich diet'. The post mortem was carried out by William Harvey (1578-1657) a famous physician of the time.