André Lemierre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French bacteriologist first to describe the eponymous syndrome in 1936
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About André Lemierre
- André-Alfred Lemierre (born July 30, 1875, in Paris; died 1956) was a French bacteriologist.He studied in Paris where he became an externe in 1896, interne in 1900.
- He obtained his doctorate in 1904, became Médecin de Hôpitaux in 1912 and later worked in the Hôspital Bichat.
- He was habilitated in 1913 and in 1926 was promoted to professor of bacteriology.
- His works concern investigations on septicaemia, typhus, bilious and urine tract infections, kidney diseases, etc.
- He described Lemierre's syndrome in 1936 while working as a bacteriologist in the Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris.
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