François Magendie

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François Magendie was a pioneering 19th-century French physiologist known for his foundational experiments on the nervous system and for helping establish experimental physiology as a scientific discipline.

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instanceOf French scientist
human
physiologist
birthCountry France
birthDate 1783-10-06
birthPlace Bordeaux
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship France
deathCountry France
deathDate 1855-10-07
deathPlace Sannois
discovered functional difference between dorsal and ventral spinal nerve roots
employer Collège de France
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
eponym Magendie’s sign
foramen of Magendie
era 19th century
familyName Magendie
fieldOfWork experimental physiology
neuroscience
physiology
formulated Magendie’s law
founded Journal de physiologie expérimentale
givenName François
hasGender male
influenced Claude Bernard
experimental medicine
influencedBy Xavier Bichat
languageOfWorkOrName French
MagendiesLaw dorsal roots are sensory and ventral roots are motor
memberOf Académie des Sciences
surface form: Académie des sciences
name François Magendie self-link
nationality French
notableFor Magendie’s law
establishing experimental physiology as a scientific discipline
foundational experiments on the nervous system
introduction of experimental methods into physiology
research on cerebrospinal fluid
research on the dorsal and ventral roots of the spinal cord
notableIdea application of vivisection to physiological research
occupation physician
physiologist
positionHeld chair of medicine at Collège de France
professor of medicine
publishedIn Journal de physiologie expérimentale
researched cerebrospinal fluid circulation
studied pharmacology of drugs such as morphine and strychnine
workLocation Paris

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Claude Bernard influencedBy François Magendie
François Magendie name François Magendie self-link