Georges Henri Roger
Georges Henri Roger (4 June 1860 – 19 April 1946)[1] was a French physiologist born in Paris. He studied medicine in Paris, where he later became a professor of experimental pathology and physiology. In 1930 he was appointed dean of the medical faculty.
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In the field of experimental pathology, he performed research of cholelithiasis and hepatic disease. Among his written works were articles on diseases of the liver, gastro-intestinal tract and spinal cord. In addition his 1897-98 lectures at the University of Paris were translated into English, and published as "Introduction to the Study of Medicine" (1901)
With Georges-Fernand Widal (1862-1929) and Pierre Teissier (1864-1932), he was co-author of the 22-volume Nouveau traité de médecine (New Treatise of Medicine), which was a comprehensive French masterpiece of anatomy and pathology. His name is lent to the eponymous "Roger's reflex"; a term that is sometimes used to describe excessive salivation due to irritation of the lower part of the esophagus.[2]
References
- Dictionary of medical eponyms by Barry G. Firkin, Judith A. Whitworth
- Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Académie Nationale de Médecine
- Mondofacto Dictionary Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine definition of eponym
External links
- Kofoid, C. A. (1926). "Nouveau Traité de Médecine". American Journal of Public Health. 16 (4): 416–417. doi:10.2105/ajph.16.4.416. PMC 1321112.
- "Introduction to the study of medicine" by Henri Roger, M. S. Gabriel