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Magendie, François

William R Albury

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Abstract

Magendie was the elder son of Antoine Magendie, a Bordeaux surgeon originally from the Pyrenees region of France, and Marie Nicole de Perey de Launay, a native of Paris. Notwithstanding the aristocratic flavor of Mme Magendie's maiden name, Antoine Magendie was a follower of the egalitarian social philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78), in honor of whom the couple's second son was named Jean-Jacques. There were no other children, and in May 1792, after a prolonged illness, Mme Magendie died in Paris, where the family had relocated during the previous year.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDictionary of Medical Biography
EditorsW F Bynum, Helen Bynum
Place of PublicationWestport, United States of America
PublisherGreenwood Press
Pages829-831
Volume4: M-R
ISBN (Print)0313328773, 0313328811, 9780313328817, 9780313328770
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • European History (excl British, Classical Greek and Roman)
  • History and Philosophy of Medicine

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