Paris Society of Medicine
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Formation | 1730 |
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Type | Medical organization, Societe savante, Non-profit organization |
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Website | http://www.socmedparis.org/ |
The Paris Society of Medicine (
Historical background
The society originates from the Société Royale de Médecine, which was founded in 1730. The "Société Royale de Médecine" was reformed in 1778, only to be abolished by the
Overview
The Société de Médecine de Paris is an independent and interdisciplinary medical society that is open to professors, hospital physicians,
From its inception it has brought together many of the most famous physicians of the time, and has been chaired by Jean-Louis Baudelocque, René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes, Dominique Jean Larrey, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Ernest Besnier, and Pierre-Constant Budin. Georges Clemenceau has been an honorary president. More recently, the presidents have been Edmond Lesné, Victor Pauchet, and Jean Lhermitte.
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See also
References
- PMID 11625049.
- ^ Hommage to Dr. Gabriel Blancher Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine