Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.
The record lists Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau as French anatomist (1795–1867).
Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau was born at Brèches in 1795. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at Bretonneau hospital.
Hospitals became teaching institutions in this period, and clinical observation began to be recorded systematically.
His posts were held at University of Paris, hôpital de la Pitié and Hôpital de la Charité.
Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Legion of Honour (1859).
That the work was done from France matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau died in 1867, aged 72. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Commander of the Legion of Honour — 1859
- Held posts at University of Paris, hôpital de la Pitié and Hôpital de la Charité
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