Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis as French physician (1787-1872).
Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis was born at Aÿ in 1787. 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 Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
That the work was done from France matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis died in 1872, aged 85. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Held posts at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
