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François Magendie
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. 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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science · French physiologist · physiologist · professor · physician · neurologist · also François Magendie, Magendie
Born 6 October 1783 · Died 7 October 1855 · Q263387
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Letudiant.fr: Lycée François-Magendie (Bordeaux) : avis
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Died 1855-10-07.
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Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1837–1837).
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Published Précis élementaire de Physiologie which described an experiment first illustrating the concept of empty calories:
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1783· 1 entry
Born 1783-10-06.
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