In the history of medicine, Jean Alexandre Barré is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Jean Alexandre Barré as French neurologist (1880-1967).
Jean Alexandre Barré was born at Chantenay-sur-Loire in 1880. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at École de médecine de Nantes and Paris Medical Faculty.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, laboratory medicine, vaccines and public health began to change mortality at population scale.
His posts were held at Faculté de médecine de Strasbourg.
The test of medical work is whether practice changed, not whether the argument was elegant.
Recognition followed: Officer of the Legion of Honour, Inter-Allied Victory medal (France), Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Sava and Officer of the Order of the Crown.
That the work was done from France matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Jean Alexandre Barré died in 1967, aged 87. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Inter-Allied Victory medal (France)
- Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Sava
- Officer of the Order of the Crown
- Held posts at Faculté de médecine de Strasbourg
