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. 2024 Nov;82(11):1-4.
doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1789203. Epub 2024 Aug 26.

Fulgence Raymond: from rural life and veterinary medicine to Charcot's successor at La Salpêtrière Hospital

Hélio A G Teive  1   2 , Catarina Dantas Correa  1 , Léo Coutinho  2 , Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo  2 , Olivier Walusinski  3
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Fulgence Raymond: from rural life and veterinary medicine to Charcot's successor at La Salpêtrière Hospital

Hélio A G Teive et al. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2024 Nov.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

This paper provides a historical overview of Professor Fulgence Raymond, Charcot's eldest pupil, who was chosen as his successor. It explores Raymond's origins as a veterinary surgeon, his evolution as a neurologist under Charcot's mentorship, and his tenure as the professor's successor at the La Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, France, from 1894 to 1910.

O presente artigo oferece um perfil histórico do professor Fulgence Raymond, que foi o pupilo mais velho do Professor Jean-Martin Charcot, é apresentado, destacando-se a origem de Raymond como cirurgião veterinário, sua carreira como médico neurologista sob supervisão de Charcot e, finalmente, a sua atuação como sucessor do professor , na cadeira de doenças do sistema nervoso do Hospital de La Salpêtrière, em Paris, França, entre os anos de 1894 e 1910.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Professor Fulgence Raymond (1844–1910). Source: Wikimedia Commons, April 2024.
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Maurice Lorrain's thesis on Paraplégie Spasmodique Familiale under the direction of Professor Fulgence Raymond (1898). Source: courtesy of Dr. Olivier Walusinski.
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