Jean Guillaume Lugol
Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol (born August 18, 1786 in Montauban , † September 16, 1851 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French doctor .
life and work
Lugol studied medicine in Paris and passed his exam in 1812. From 1819 until his retirement he was a doctor at the Hôpital Saint-Louis . He mainly dealt with tuberculosis and scrofula . Is named after him for the disinfection and detection of starch usable Lugol solution .
source
- BG Firkin & JA Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms . Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ entry to Lugol solution. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on May 25, 2014.
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SURNAME | Lugol, Jean Guillaume |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lugol, Jean Guillaume Auguste (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1786 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montauban |
DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1851 |
Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |