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Jean-Martin Charcot

Psychiatrists and Neurologists

Jean-Martin Charcot was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He is known as the founder of modern neurology, and his name has been associated with at least 15 medical eponyms, including various conditions sometimes referred to as Charcot diseases.

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Birth Year
1825 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1825-11-29 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1893 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1893-08-16 2
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Discoveries

Jean-Martin Charcot's 1869 clinical and pathological description first characterized the disease, historically also called Charcot's disease.

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1. Wikidata: Jean-Martin Charcot
  • Wikidata Q20710, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P569 (w-bbfill-medicine3-0926)
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2. Jean-Martin Charcot (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Jean-Martin Charcot was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. ... Charcot is known as "the founder of modern neurology", and his name has been associated with at least 15 medical eponyms, including various conditions sometimes referred to as Charcot diseases.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1825-11-29
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1825-11-29
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 1893-08-16
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 1893-08-16
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Why do so many medical conditions carry Jean-Martin Charcot's name?

His name is attached to at least 15 medical eponyms.

Charcot was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. Sources describe him as the founder of modern neurology, and his name has been associated with at least 15 medical eponyms, including various conditions sometimes referred to as Charcot diseases.
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