François Magendie
French physiologist · France · On the map · Academics · Lived 1783 to 1855 · aged 72
François Magendie was a French physiologist, considered a pioneer of experimental physiology. He is known for describing the foramen of Magendie. There is also a Magendie sign, a downward and inward rotation of the eye due to a lesion in the cerebellum.
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Magendie was a member of the faculty at the College of France, holding the Chair of Medicine from 1830 to 1855.
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France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1783 to 1855 · aged 72
