Xavier Bichat

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Xavier Bichat was a pioneering French anatomist and physiologist whose work on tissue-based anatomy helped lay the foundations of modern histology and pathological anatomy.

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instanceOf French scientist
anatomist
human
physiologist
burialPlace Paris NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath accidental fall
head injury
contributedTo concept of tissues as fundamental anatomical units
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1771-11-14
dateOfDeath 1802-07-22
educatedAt Collège de Nantua NERFINISHED
Lyon (medical studies) NERFINISHED
employer Hôtel-Dieu de Paris NERFINISHED
era 18th century
early 19th century
familyName Bichat NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anatomy
histology
pathological anatomy
physiology
fullName Marie François Xavier Bichat NERFINISHED
givenName Marie François Xavier NERFINISHED
hasNationality French
influenced Marie François Xavier Broussais NERFINISHED
Rudolf Virchow NERFINISHED
development of histology
development of pathological anatomy
influencedBy Pierre-Joseph Desault NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
notableFor contributions to modern histology
contributions to pathological anatomy
foundational work on tissue-based anatomy
notableWork Anatomie générale appliquée à la physiologie et à la médecine NERFINISHED
Traité des membranes NERFINISHED
numberOfTissuesDescribed 21
occupation anatomist
physiologist
placeOfBirth France
Jura NERFINISHED
Thoirette NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath France
Paris
sexOrGender male
studentOf Marc-Antoine Petit NERFINISHED
Pierre-Joseph Desault NERFINISHED
workLocation Paris

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François Magendie influencedBy Xavier Bichat