Victor Henri Hutinel is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Victor Henri Hutinel as French physician (1849–1933).
Victor Henri Hutinel was born at Châtillon-sur-Seine in 1849. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at University of Lorraine Faculty of Medicine.
Anaesthesia, antisepsis and germ theory arrived within fifty years and made modern surgery possible for the first time.
His posts were held at Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris.
The recorded fields of work are pediatrics.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Legion of Honour (1922), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1891) and Officer of the Legion of Honour (1910).
That the work was done from France matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Victor Henri Hutinel died in 1933, aged 84. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Commander of the Legion of Honour — 1922
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1891
- Officer of the Legion of Honour — 1910
- Held posts at Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
- Fields: pediatrics
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