Jules-Auguste Béclard
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Jules-Auguste Béclard was a French physiologist born in Paris
. He was the son of anatomist Pierre Augustin Béclard
(1785-1825).
In 1842 he earned his doctorate in Paris
, where he later became a professor of physiology
to the Faculté de Médecine. In 1862-1872 he was secrétaire annuel, and from 1873 to 1887 he was secrétaire perpétuel to the Académie Nationale de Médecine de Paris
.
Béclard was the author of a classic work on human physiology
called Traite elementaire de physiologie humaine comprenant les principales notions de la physiologie comparee (1856). Another noted work of his was Contraction musculaire dans ses rapports avec la température animale, a treatise involving correlation of muscular contraction to temperature
.
Paris
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...
. He was the son of anatomist Pierre Augustin Béclard
Pierre Augustin Béclard
Pierre Augustin Béclard was a French anatomist who was a native of Angers. He was the father of physiologist Jules-Auguste Béclard....
(1785-1825).
In 1842 he earned his doctorate in Paris
Paris
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...
, where he later became a professor of physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
to the Faculté de Médecine. In 1862-1872 he was secrétaire annuel, and from 1873 to 1887 he was secrétaire perpétuel to the Académie Nationale de Médecine de Paris
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...
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Béclard was the author of a classic work on human physiology
Human physiology
Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, bioelectrical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. Physiology focuses principally at the level of organs and systems...
called Traite elementaire de physiologie humaine comprenant les principales notions de la physiologie comparee (1856). Another noted work of his was Contraction musculaire dans ses rapports avec la température animale, a treatise involving correlation of muscular contraction to temperature
Temperature
Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...
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