Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour
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Alfred Vulpian
1826-01-05 – 1887-05-18
Life & Legacy
Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian (5 January 1826 – 18 May 1887) was a French physician and neurologist. He was the co-discoverer of Vulpian-Bernhardt spinal muscular atrophy and the Vulpian-Heidenhain-Sherrington phenomenon.
Vulpian was born in Paris, France, in 1826. Among other noted discoveries and experiments, Vulpian discovered adrenaline in the adrenal medulla. He was the first to use the term "fibrillation" to describe a chaotic irregular rhythm of the heart.
Occupation & Career
neurologist, psychiatrist, anatomist, physician
Education
Paris Medical Faculty
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Officer of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the Legion of Honour
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the Legion of Honour
Employer
Hôpital de la Charité · hôpital de la Pitié · Hôpital La Rochefoucauld · Hôtel-Dieu de Paris · Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Organizations & Memberships
Académie Nationale de Médecine · French Academy of Sciences · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Russian Academy of Sciences · Société Philomathique de Paris · Society of Anthropology of Paris
Education & Institutions
Paris Medical Faculty
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1190865 · wikidata
Family Child
Louis-André de Vulpian
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1190865 · wikidata
Family Father
Alphonse Vulpian
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1190865 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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