About Ferdinand-Jean Darier
Lived 1856 – 1938 (aged 82). Ferdinand-Jean Darier was a French physician, pathologist, dermatologist and politician, known for Darier's disease and Darier's sign.
Ferdinand-Jean Darier (; 26 April 1856 – 4 June 1938 ) was a French physician, pathologist and dermatologist called the "father of modern dermatology in France".
Career Medical Born in Pest, Hungary to French parents, The other diseases were a follicular keratosis (Darier–White syndrome), dermatofibrosarcoma (Darier–Ferrand disease), erythema annularis, subcutaneous sarcoidosis (Darier–Roussy sarcoid), and a sign, Darier's sign observed in mastocytosis.
From 1909 to 1922, Darier was head of the clinical department at the Hôpital Saint-Louis.
List of works De l'artérite syphilitique (1904) Précis de dermatologie (1909) Nouvelle Pratique Dermatologique (1936)
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Who was Ferdinand-Jean Darier?
Dermatologist, pathologist (1856-1938)
When was Ferdinand-Jean Darier born?
Ferdinand-Jean Darier was born on 26 April 1856 in Pest.
When did Ferdinand-Jean Darier die?
Ferdinand-Jean Darier died on 4 June 1938 in Longpont-sur-Orge.
What was Ferdinand-Jean Darier's occupation?
Ferdinand-Jean Darier was a physician, pathologist, dermatologist and politician.
What was Ferdinand-Jean Darier known for?
Ferdinand-Jean Darier was known for Darier's disease and Darier's sign.
What nationality was Ferdinand-Jean Darier?
Ferdinand-Jean Darier was French.
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