Joseph Louis Renaut
Joseph-Louis Renaut (7 December 1844 – 26 December 1917) was a French physician, anatomist, and histologist. A student of Louis-Antoine Ranvier, he served as professor of anatomy and histology at the faculty of medicine in Lyons. Renaut bodies or corpuscles found in nerve tissue are named after him.
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Joseph Louis Renaut
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- Born
- 1844 · Descartes.
- Died
- 1917 · Lyon.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- physician · biologist · poet · histologist
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · prix Archon-Despérouses
- Languages
- French
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Joseph-Louis Renaut (7 December 1844 – 26 December 1917) was a French physician, anatomist, and histologist. A student of Louis-Antoine Ranvier, he served as professor of anatomy and histology at the faculty of medicine in Lyons. Renaut bodies or corpuscles found in nerve tissue are named after him.
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Also worked under the name Sylvain de Launay and Sylvain de Saulnay. Born at Descartes in 1844, died in Lyon in 1917.
The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and prix Archon-Despérouses.
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