Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin
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Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin (19 August 1847 – 4 July 1912) was a French
botanist and zoologist.
, the son of the doctor and botanist Gaspard Adolphe Chatin
(1813-1901). During the Franco-Prussian War
of 1870, he was an aide-major in the French army.
He gained the title doctor of medicine in 1871 and doctor of natural sciences in 1872. In the same year he became professeur agrégé at the École supérieure of pharmacy directed by his father. Then he was a demonstrator at École pratique des hautes études
and a lecturer to the Faculty of Science of the University of Paris
. On January 4, 1887, he was made assistant professor at that university, then in 1899, full professor.
He was a member of l’Académie Nationale de Médecine
(25 May 1886) and l’Académie des sciences (1900). Also he was an officer of the Légion d'honneur
.
He died in Les Essarts-le-Roi
(Seine-et-Oise) in 1912.
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botanist and zoologist.
Biography
Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin was born in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, the son of the doctor and botanist Gaspard Adolphe Chatin
Gaspard Adolphe Chatin
Gaspard Adolphe Chatin was a French physician, mycologist and botanist who was born in Isère, and died in Les Essarts-le-Roi. He was the first to prove that goiter was related of iodine deficiencies....
(1813-1901). During the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
of 1870, he was an aide-major in the French army.
He gained the title doctor of medicine in 1871 and doctor of natural sciences in 1872. In the same year he became professeur agrégé at the École supérieure of pharmacy directed by his father. Then he was a demonstrator at École pratique des hautes études
École pratique des hautes études
The École pratique des hautes études is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions....
and a lecturer to the Faculty of Science of the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. On January 4, 1887, he was made assistant professor at that university, then in 1899, full professor.
He was a member of l’Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the institution was known as the Académie Royale de Médecine...
(25 May 1886) and l’Académie des sciences (1900). Also he was an officer of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
.
He died in Les Essarts-le-Roi
Les Essarts-le-Roi
Les Essarts-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...
(Seine-et-Oise) in 1912.
Partial list of publications
- Études botaniques, chimiques et médicales sur le Valérianées, Dissertation 1872
- Études sur le développement de l'ovule et de la graine, dans les Scrofularinées, les Solanacées, les Borraginées et les Labiées, 1872
- De la Localisation des principes oléo-résineux dans les Valérianées, in: Comptes rendus des séances et mémoires de la Société de biologie, Bd. 4, 1872
- Thèses présentées à la Faculté des sciences de Paris pour obtenir le grade de Docteur ès sciences naturelles, 1873
- Recherches pour servir à l'histoire botanique, chimique et physiologique du Tanguin de Madagascar, 1873
- De la Feuille, 1874
- Du Siège des substances actives dans les plantes médicinales, 1876
- Sur la structure et les rapports de la choroïde et de la rétine chez les mollusques du genre Pecten, in: Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris, Bd. 2, 1878
- Les Organes de sens dans la série animale, 1880
- Contributions expérimentales à l'étude de la chromatopsie chez les batraciens, les crustacés et les insectes, 1881
- La Trichine et la trichinose, 1883
- Sur un Nématode parasite de l'oignon vulgaire, in: Extraits des Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des sciences de Paris, 97, 1883
- Morphologie comparée des pièces maxillaires, mandibulaires et labiales chez les insectes broyeurs, 1884
- Nouvelles recherches sur la ladrerie du mouton, in: Bulletin de l'Académie de médecine, 2. Folge, Bd, 16, 1886
- La Cellule nerveuse, 1890
- La Cellule animale. Sa structure et sa vie, 1892
- Le mâchoire des insectes. Détermination de la pièce directrice, 1897 (Digitalisat)
- Les organes de relation chez les vertébrés, in: Liauté (Hrsg) : Encyclopédie scientifique des aide-mémoire.
Source
- Traduction de l'article de langue allemande de Wikipédia (version du 26 juin 2007).
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