About Auguste Jean Cuénod
Lived 1868 – 1954 (aged 85). Auguste Jean Cuénod was a Swiss ophthalmologist and botanist.
Auguste Cuénod (15 June 1868, in Saint-Legier-sur-Vevey – 8 February 1954, in Hammamet) was a Swiss ophthalmologist, known for his work in the fight against trachoma.
He studied medicine in Lausanne and Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1894. Afterwards, he relocated to Tunis, where he subsequently established an eye clinic. In Tunis, he worked closely with Charles Nicolle at the Pasteur Institute.
In 1923, with Nicolle and Victor Morax, he founded the Ligue internationale contre le trachome (International League against Trachoma).
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Who was Auguste Jean Cuénod?
Swiss ophthalmologist and botanist (1868-1954)
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Auguste Jean Cuénod was born on 15 June 1868 in Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz.
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Auguste Jean Cuénod died on 8 February 1954 in Hammamet.
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Auguste Jean Cuénod was an ophthalmologist and botanist.
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Auguste Jean Cuénod was Swiss.
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