George Sigerson: Charcot's translator* |
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| Authors: | J.B. Lyons |
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| Affiliation: | Department of the History of Medicine , Royal College of Surgeons , 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: 4780200 Fax: 4780200 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Senator George Sigerson (1836–1925), Dublin's first neurologist, was also a significant contributor to Anglo‐Irish literature. His medical career and literary accomplishments are outlined, the focus of the article being Sigerson's friendly relationship with Charcot (with whom he corresponded), and whose Leçons sur les maladies du système nerveux he translated. |
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| Keywords: | Sigerson Charcot Dublin Paris journalism hystero‐epilepsy Viking Salpêtrière Anglo‐Irish literature James Joyce |
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