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Encyclopedia > Charles Mantoux

Charles Mantoux (1877 - 1947) was a French physician. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


He graduated from the University of Paris where he studied under Broca. For health reasons he relocated to Cannes but continued to work in Paris during the long vacation periods granted to patients in sanitoriums. The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... Paul Pierre Broca (June 28, 1824 - July 9, 1880) was a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. ... The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lîle Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the French Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...


In 1908 he presented his first study of intradermal injections to the Academy of Science and published this work in 1910, and in the following years the intradermal test replaced the subcutaneous test (Pirquet test). 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


This, and other contributions to Public health and radiology, was done away from major universities and institutions. Public health is an aspect of health services concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. ... Radiology is the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of x-ray machines or other such radiation devices. ...


References

  • B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7


 

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