Alcide Railliet
Alcide Louis-Joseph Railliet (born March 11, 1852 in La Neuville-lès-Wasigny , Département Ardennes , † December 25, 1930 in Saint-Germain-sur-Morin ) was a French veterinarian , parasitologist and professor at the École nationale vétérinaire d 'Alfort .
Life
Railliet is considered to be one of the founders of modern parasitology. In 1891 he was president of the Société zoologique de France . His name is honored by several genera ( Raillietia , Raillietina , Raillietascaris , Raillietnema , Raillietstrongylus and Raillietiella ) and many species of mites, roundworms and tapeworms .
He was admitted to the Académie nationale de médecine on December 29, 1896 .
literature
- Henri Drouin: Le professeur A. Railliet 1852–1950. [Discours de MM. Barrier, Bresson, Césari, Drouin. Eloge du Professeur A. Railliet par A. Henry.] École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, Alfort (Seine) 1936.
Web links
- Information on Alcide Railliet in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b RAILLIET, Alcide Louis Joseph ( Memento of April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Académie nationale de médecine , accessed on March 31, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Railliet, Alcide |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Railliet, Alcide Louis-Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French veterinarian, parasitologist and professor at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Neuville-lès-Wasigny , Ardennes department |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1930 |
| Place of death | Saint-Germain-sur-Morin |