Paul Georges Dieulafoy is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Paul Georges Dieulafoy as French physician and surgeon (1839-1911).
Paul Georges Dieulafoy was born at Toulouse in 1839. 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.
The recorded fields of work are medicine, internal medicine and pathology.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
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.
Paul Georges Dieulafoy died in 1911, 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
- Fields: medicine, internal medicine and pathology
