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Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the institution was known as the Royal Academy of Medicine (or Académie Royale de Médecine). This academy was endowed with the legal status of two institutions which preceded it — the Royal Academy of Surgery (or Académie Royale de Chirurgie), which was created in 1731 and of the Royal Society of Medicine (or Companie Royale de Médecine), which was created in 1776. 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... This article is about the year 1776. ...

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Background

Academy members initially convened at the Paris Faculty of Medicine (or Faculté de Médecine de Paris). Four years later, the Academy acquired its own headquarters, in the form of a mansion at Poitiers, where it was located until 1850. The office was then relocated to a vaulted hall of the The Hospital of Charity on Saint Pierre street (or Hopital de la Charité, rue des Saints Pères). Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


Their current facility on Bonaparte street was designed by famed French architect, J Rochet, and was constructed between 1899 and 1902. For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


Renaming

The institution name has been changed several times since its creation. The following provides a timeline for the various names taken on by the institution:

  • Académie Royale de Médecine (1820 - 1851);
  • Académie Impériale de Médecine (1852 - 1870);
  • Académie Nationale de Médecine (1947 - present).

Edict

The edict of 1820 (formally known as Ordonnance de 1820) was signed by Louis XVIII. The edict issued the following missions to the Académie Royale de Médecine: An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. ...


" This Academy is especially instituted to respond to all requests coming from the government on all subjects that may concern public health, and mainly on epidemics, diseases specific to a country, epizooties, diverse fields of legal medicine, propagation of antivariolic vaccination, appraisal of new and secret, internal as well as external, medications, natural or man-made mineral waters, etc..."


"The Academy will moreover take charge of the works of the Companie royale de médecine and the Académie Royale de chirurgie in all fields of study or research which can contribute to the improvement of the art of healing."


Consequently, all registers and papers belonging to the Companie royale de médecine and the Académie Royale de chirurgie and related to the tasks assigned to the Academies, will be transmitted as Archves to the new Academy."


Some famous members

Victor Babeş Victor Babeş (July 4, 1854, Vienna–October 19, 1926) was a Romanian biologist and one of the earliest bacteriologists. ... Albert Besson (1896-1965) was a French hygienist, physician and member of the French Medecine Academy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

  • Official site

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