J.M. Charcot Correspondence and Draft

Collection

Identifier: MS C 23

Collection Summary

Letters are primarily addressed to Gilles de la Tourette. Draft has title "Preface et avant propos" and appears in Gilles de la Tourette's "Traiteì clinique et theìrapeutique de l'hysteìrie," published in Paris in 1891.

Dates

Creation: 1870-1892

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Charcot, J. M. (Jean Martin), 1825-1893 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in French

Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Jean-Martin Charcot, 1825-1893, was an influential figure in the development of the fields of neurology and psychology. He taught medicine for 33 years at and was director of Paris' Salpetriere Hospital. In 1882 he founded Europe's first neurological clinic at Salpetriere. His special interest was hysteria, which he considered neurological in origin and studied by pioneering the use of hypnosis in the medical setting.