Nicolas-Philibert Adelon (20 August 1782,

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

– 19 July 1862,

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) was a French physician and

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. He studied medicine in Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1809 with the thesis "''Dissertation sur les fonctions de la peau"''. In 1823 he obtained his agrégation for

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, and in 1826 succeeded

Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard (7 February 1768 – 27 November 1825) was a French physician and psychiatrist. He was a younger brother to philosopher Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard (1763–1845). Royer-Collard was born in Sompuis. He studied medi ...

as chair of

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at the

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, a position he maintained up until 1861.Adelon, Nicolas Philibert
Sociétés savantes de France In 1821 he became a member of the

Académie nationale de médecine Situated at 16 Rue Bonaparte in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the Académie nationale de médecine (National Academy of Medicine) was created in 1820 by King Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the instituti ...

, being elected as its president in 1831. He was also a founding member of the ''Société anatomique de Paris'' (1803).

Published works

He is remembered for his publication of the

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, "''Dictionnaire de médecine''" (21 volumes, 1821-28; in collaboration with Pierre-Auguste Béclard and

Laurent-Théodore Biett Laurent-Théodore Biett (25 July 1781 – 3 March 1840) was a Swiss-born dermatologist from Schams in the canton of Graubünden. He is chiefly remembered for introducing into France an anatomical methodology of analyzing skin diseases; a system tha ...

). Its second edition contained 30 volumes, and was published with the title "''Dictionnaire de médecine ou répertoire général des sciences médicales''" (1832-46). His other noted works include: * ''Analyse d'un Cours du Docteur Gall ou Physiologie et anatomie du cerveau'', (1808). * '' Physiologie de l'homme'' (4 volumes, 1823–24). * He made contributions to the "''Dictionaire des sciences médicales''" (60 volumes, 1812–22; principal editors:

François-Pierre Chaumeton François-Pierre Chaumeton (20 September 1775 in Chouzé-sur-Loire – 10 August 1819 in Paris) was a French botanist and physician. He studied medicine, humanities and languages (particularly Greek) in Paris, afterwards serving as a surgeon in ...

and

François Victor Mérat de Vaumartoise François Victor Mérat de Vaumartoise (5 July 1780 in Paris – 13 March 1851 in Paris) was a French physician, botanist and mycologist. In 1803 he obtained his medical doctorate with a thesis on heavy metal poisoning, afterwards serving as ''ch ...

). * With

François Chaussier François Chaussier (2 July 1746 – 19 June 1828) was a French anatomist who was a native of Dijon. His name is associated with the ''Prix Chaussier'' (Chaussier Prize).Giovanni Battista Morgagni Giovanni Battista Morgagni (25 February 1682 – 6 December 1771) was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students from many countries during his 56 years as Prof ...

's "''De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis''" (1821).De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adelon, Nicolas-Philibert 1782 births 1862 deaths Physicians from Dijon Academic staff of the University of Paris French physiologists