Charcot, Jean-Martin

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Jean-Martin Charcot

1825-1893

Jean-Martin Charcot

(French: Jean-Martin Charcot)

(29 November 1825 − 16 August 1893)

French physician (1825-1893), professor of pathological anatomy and researcher of nervous disorders. His Salpêtrière lectures of 1873 and 1884 were translated into many languages. (BCW 2:525).

French physician who developed a major neurological clinic at the Salpêtrière and researched hypnotism and hysteria; author of lectures on diseases of the nervous system and the Salpêtrière's Tuesday lectures. (BCW 4:638).

French physician associated with the Salpêtrière hospital, noted for research into nervous disorders, hysteria and hypnotism. (BCW 7:364-365).

H. S. Olcott met him at the Salpêtrière hospital in Paris on 7 June 1884. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 6:xxxi)

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Шарко, Жан Мартен
• Other resources: Russian BTS: card data

Mentions

Mentioned in: Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.6) (BCW 6:xxxi)

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Lifetime: 1825-1893
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