Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy belongs to the medical record as a figure whose work changed what could be treated.
The record lists Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy as French neurologist (1845-1917).
Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy was born at Reims in 1845. His recorded nationality is France.
Anaesthesia, antisepsis and germ theory arrived within fifty years and made modern surgery possible for the first time.
His posts were held at University of Paris.
Medicine advances against a moving target, and its successes are counted in lives rather than papers.
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.
Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy died in 1917, 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
- Held posts at University of Paris
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