Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet
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Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet (also known as Alcide Railliet, born March 11, 1852 at La Neuville-lès-Wasigny
in the Ardennes - died December 25, 1930) was a French veterinarian and helminthologist.
Professor at the Veterinary School of Alfort
, he received the Legion of Honor. He is considered one of the founders of modern parasitology
. He chaired the Zoological Society of France in 1891. He was a member of the Academy of Medicine.
is the name a genus of tapeworms that includes helminth parasites of vertebrates, and mostly of birds. The genus was named in 1920 in honour of Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet.
La Neuville-lès-Wasigny
La Neuville-lès-Wasigny is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the Ardennes - died December 25, 1930) was a French veterinarian and helminthologist.
Professor at the Veterinary School of Alfort
École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
The École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort is a school of veterinary medicine located at 7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France...
, he received the Legion of Honor. He is considered one of the founders of modern parasitology
Parasitology
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question, but by their way of life...
. He chaired the Zoological Society of France in 1891. He was a member of the Academy of Medicine.
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RaillietinaRaillietina
Raillietina is the name a genus of tapeworms that includes helminth parasites of vertebrates, and mostly of birds. The genus was named in 1920 in honour of a French veterinarian and helminthologist, Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet. Of the 37 species recorded under the genus, Raillietina demerariensis,...
is the name a genus of tapeworms that includes helminth parasites of vertebrates, and mostly of birds. The genus was named in 1920 in honour of Louis-Joseph Alcide Railliet.