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Gabrielle Charlotte Lévy
Gabrielle Charlotte Lévy (11 January 1886 – 6 October 1934) was a French neurologist, for whose work the Roussy–Lévy syndrome and the Lhermitte-Lévy syndrome are named. She also made significant contributions to the understanding of encephalitis lethargica. Early life and education Lévy was born in Paris on 11 January 1886 to Mina Marie Lang (1851–1903) and Emile Gustave Lévy (1844–1912), who was in the textile business. She was the last of five children, and the only girl. As a child, she had many interests including music, but chose to study medicine. An obituary published in the '' Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease'' describes her as having "qualities of intense application and of intelligence." Lévy started her in Paris in 1911. Between 1912 and 1915, she worked at the surgical department of La Pitié Hospital, with Paul Oulmont at , with Antoine Marfan at the , and again at La Pitié Hospital with Professor Enrique. She then worked for three years wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Marie
Pierre Marie (9 September 1853 – 13 April 1940) was a French neurologist and political journalist close to the SFIO. Medical Career After finishing medical school, he served as an interne (1878), working as an assistant to neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893) at the Salpêtrière and Bicêtre Hospitals in Paris. In 1883 he received his medical doctorate with a graduate thesis on Basedow’s disease, being promoted to ''médecin des hôpitaux'' several years later (1888). In 1907 he attained the chair of pathological anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine, and in 1917 was appointed to the chair of neurology, a position he held until 1925. In 1911 Marie became a member of the ''Académie de Médecine''. One of Marie's earlier contributions was a description of a disorder of the pituitary gland known as acromegaly. His analysis of the disease was an important contribution in the emerging field of endocrinology. Marie is also credited as the first to describe pulmonary hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |