Charles Michel was an Americanophthalmologist best known for publishing the first clinical report of successful electrology in 1875. An optical refractor in use. ... Electrology is either of two electrical depilation (often spelled epilation in this context) methods for the permanent removal of human hair. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Michel was practicing in St. Louis, Missouri when he began using a battery-powered needle epilator to treat trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes) in 1869. This direct current powered method was called electrolysis because a chemical reaction in the hair follicle causes sodium hydroxide to form, which damages the follicle. It's also sometimes called galvanic electrolysis. Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Motto: Official website: http://stlouis. ... Trichiasis is a medical term for ingrown eyelashes. ... A closed eye, displaying lashes The eye now open — lashes less visible An eyelash or simply lash is one of the hairs that grow at the edge of the eyelid. ... Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ... In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a method of separating bonded elements and compounds by passing an electric current through them. ... Flash point non flammable Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... In botany, a follicle is a type of simple dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants. ...
References
Michel CE. Trichiasis and distichiasis; with an improved method for radical treatment. St. Louis Clinical Record, 1875 Oct; 2:145-148
Wagner RF Jr, Brysk H, Tyring SK. Revisiting the Michel/Green controversy of 1879: was Carron du Villards the first to use probe/needle electrolysis for permanent hair destruction? International Journal of Dermatology 1997 Dec;36(12):947-51.
CharlesMichels is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the Place CharlesMichels.
"Beaugrenelle" (beautiful Grenelle) was a name given by property developers in the district of Grenelle during its urbanisation and it was renamed after CharlesMichels (1903-1941), who was elected as a Communist Député of the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
He was arrested in 1940 and then shot by the Nazis on October 22, 1941 with 26 other hostages, including Guy Môquet (also the name of a metro station) and Jean-Pierre Timbaud, in Châteaubriant, (Loire-Atlantique).
CharlesMICHELS was born 1803 in Minden, Prussia, learned the flsmith's trade, and in 1829 he married Arnoldine KOETTERS.
Arnold MICHELS, born January 23, 1838, in Westland, Westphalia, was the eldest son of Charles and Arnoldine (KOETTERS) MICHELS, and came to Quincy with his parents, learning the carpenters trade.
From 1862 to 1873 Arnold MICHELS was busy as carpenter and contractor; then he conducted a brickyard until 1877, when he went to farming for four years; in 1892 he opened a wagon maker's shop at Columbus in this county, and in 1896 returned to Quincy, where he resided until his death, October 14, 1910.