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Paul-Marie-Léon Regnard
Paul-Marie-Léon Regnard (7 November 1850 – 18 April 1927) was a French physician, physiologist and photographer. He was one of the first naturalists to study the effects of atmospheric pressure on microbial metabolism. In 1878 he received his medical doctorate, and was later appointed director of the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, Institut national agronomique (1902). Regnard, an early practitioner of medical photography, is also known for the photographs he took of the mentally ill at La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, published in the book '' Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtrière. Service de M. Charcot.'' Publications * ''De l'Ischurie hystérique'' (with Désiré-Magloire Bourneville) Paris : A. Delahaye, 1876 – On hysterical ischuria. * ''Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtrière : service de M. Charcot'' (with Désiré-Magloire Bourneville) Paris : Aux bureaux du Progrès médical, 1876-1880 – Photographic iconography at the Salpêtrièr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châtillon-sur-Seine
Châtillon-sur-Seine () is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department, eastern France. The Musée du Pays Châtillonnais is housed in old abbey of Notre-Dame de Châtillon, within the town, known for its collection of pre-Roman and Roman relics (especially the famous Vix Grave). History Some ruins on an eminence above the town mark the site of a château of the dukes of Burgundy. Nearby stands the church of St Vorles of the 10th century, but with many additions of later date; it contains a sculptured Holy Sepulchre of the 16th century and a number of frescoes. In a fine park stands a modern château built by Marshal Marmont, duke of Ragusa, born at Châtillon in 1774. It was burnt in 1871, and subsequently rebuilt. Châtillon anciently consisted of two parts, Chaumont, belonging to the duchy of Burgundy, and Bourg, ruled by the bishop of Langres; it did not coalesce into one town until the end of the 16th century. It was taken by the English in 1360 and by Louis XI in 1475, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
