Jean Marc Gaspard Itard belongs to the medical record as a figure whose work changed what could be treated.
The record lists Jean Marc Gaspard Itard as French physician (1774-1838).
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard was born at Oraison in 1774. His recorded nationality is France.
Hospitals became teaching institutions in this period, and clinical observation began to be recorded systematically.
His posts were held at National Institute of Deaf Youth of Paris.
The recorded fields of work are special education.
Medicine advances against a moving target, and its successes are counted in lives rather than papers.
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 Marc Gaspard Itard died in 1838, aged 64. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Held posts at National Institute of Deaf Youth of Paris
- Fields: special education
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