Maxime Vernois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maxime Vernois

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1809

Place of Birth: Lagny-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1877

Profession: physician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ange-Gabriel-Maxime Vernois (4 January 1809, Lagny-sur-Marne – 9 February 1877, Paris) was a French medical hygienist, known for his work in the field of occupational health and safety. He studied medicine in Paris, and from 1834 worked as a medical interne under Gabriel Andral at the Hôpital de la Pitié.
In 1837 he received his doctorate with a dissertation-thesis on arterial bruits.
From 1844 he was associated with Bureau Central des Hôpitaux in Paris, then in 1848 began work as a physician at the Hôpital Saint-Antoine.In 1852 he became a member of the Conseil d'hygiène publique et de salubrité for the département of Seine, serving as its vice-president in 1860.
He was a co-founder of the Société de médecine légale, and in 1861 was elected as a member to the Académie de médecine.