Raymond Tripier (1838–1916) was a French physician and

pathologist Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

. From 1858 to 1862, he worked as in

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

, afterwards supporting his doctorate in

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(1863) with a dissertation on spontaneous arterio-venous

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s of the

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and

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, . In 1866, he became in Lyon, and from 1884 to 1908, was chair of

pathological anatomy Anatomical pathology (''Commonwealth'') or anatomic pathology (''U.S.'') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, macroscopic, Histopathology, microscopic, biochemical, immu ...

to the . He was a patron of the arts, after retiring from teaching he devoted his time to museum work in Lyon.

Written works

He is remembered for his studies of

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and

respiratory diseases Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathology, pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in Breathing, air-breathing animals. They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the t ...

, (Anatomo-clinical studies of the heart, vessels and

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, 1909). Another principal work of his was a treatise on pathological anatomy titled (1904). Other noted writings by Tripier include: * , with

Léon Bouveret Léon Bouveret (27 September 1850 – 1929) was a French internist born in Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze, a community in the department of Ain. After receiving his doctorate in Paris in 1878, he became director of a clinic in Lyon that was run b ...

, 1886 (

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: treatment by cold baths). * , with Léon Bouveret, 1889 * , with Jean Paviot, 1909 (Role of subhepatic

peritonitis Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and covering of the abdominal organs. Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. One pa ...

in the pathogenesis of abdominal

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). * , 1911 (Instinct and intelligence: a synthetic function of the human organism for its preservation: practical applications in various phases of life). * , 1913.World Cat Identities
(publications)

References

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(biographical information) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tripier, Raymond French pathologists Academic staff of the University of Lyon 1838 births 1916 deaths