In the history of medicine, Jean Cruveilhier is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Jean Cruveilhier as French anatomist and pathologist (1791–1874).
Jean Cruveilhier was born at Limoges in 1791. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at University of Paris.
Hospitals became teaching institutions in this period, and clinical observation began to be recorded systematically.
His posts were held at University of Paris.
The test of medical work is whether practice changed, not whether the argument was elegant.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Legion of Honour.
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 Cruveilhier died in 1874, aged 83. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Held posts at University of Paris
