Gros-Caillou in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Hyacinthe Vincent
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
1. Hyacinthe Vincent Marker
Hyacinthe Vincent
Membre de l'Institut et de l'Académie de Médecine
Médaille militaire Grand Croix de la Légion d'Honneur
Cité a l'Ordre de la Nation
“Illustre savant qui, par ses fecondes études et ses découvertes en médecine preventive et plus particulièrement dans la lutte contre la fièvre typhoide, s'est acquis des droits incontestables à la reconnaissance du pays tout entier...”
A vécu dans cet immeuble de 1932 a 1950
The medical inspector general Hyacinthe Vincent, member of the Institute Français and of the Academie de Medicine, and recipient of the military Grand Croix de la Légion d'Honneur, lived in this building from 1932 to 1950.
His Citation a l'Ordre de la Nation (a French national honor) reads:
“Illustrious scholar who, through his fruitful studies and his discoveries in preventive medicine, most particularly in the fight against typhoid fever, has acquired indisputable rights to recognition by the whole country...”
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Location. 48° 51.677′ N, 2° 18.156′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Gros-Caillou. Marker is on Avenue Bosquet, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Avenue Bosquet, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jean Giraudoux (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); L’égoùt de Paris (about 150 meters away); René Alazard (about 210 meters away); Gabriel Masse (about 210 meters away); The Conference Gate (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); André Dhôme (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Robert Garric (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Conrad Busken Huet (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Jean Hyacinthe Henri Vincent (22 December 1862 – 23 November 1950) was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux. He was an associate professor at Val-de-Grâce, as well as medical inspector general with the French Army. Later he attained the chair of epidemiology at Collège de France.(Submitted on August 10, 2023.)
Vincent is credited with the discovery of the organisms that cause an acute infection of the oral soft tissues, including the tonsils and pharynx… Heis also remembered for his work with vaccines, and his successful inoculations of the French Army against typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever, types A and B. He started these vaccinations in 1910, and they were continued during World War I…Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 20232. Hyacinthe Vincent Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here just to the left of the building entrance.
Additional keywords. epidemiology
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
