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Marcelle Lapicque

1873 – 1960

French physiologist

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About Marcelle Lapicque

Lived 1873 – 1960 (aged 86). Marcelle Lapicque was a French physiologist and neuroscientist.

Marcelle de Heredia Lapicque (17 July 1873 – 1960) was a Black-Cuban French neurophysiologist known for her research on nerve impulses (chronaxie) and the effects of poisons on the neuromuscular junction. She supervised the Laboratoire des Hautes-Études General Physiology laboratory, and published many papers - with her husband, alone, and as a mentor to women.

She studied science at the Sorbonne and was a prominent student of Louis Lapicque, whom she married in 1902. Lapicque completed her dissertation in 1905 on nerve impulses, in which she was supervised by her husband. Louis Lapicque "insisted on the importance of his wife as equal co-worker in all his research".

Lapicque published eighty papers with her husband and his students, but her name is not remembered, for a variety of reasons.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Employers
École pratique des hautes études
Awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Marcelle de Heredia

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Marcelle Lapicque?

French physiologist

When was Marcelle Lapicque born?

Marcelle Lapicque was born on 17 July 1873 in Paris.

When did Marcelle Lapicque die?

Marcelle Lapicque died on 25 January 1960 in Paris.

What was Marcelle Lapicque's occupation?

Marcelle Lapicque was a physiologist and neuroscientist.

What nationality was Marcelle Lapicque?

Marcelle Lapicque was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marcelle Lapicque

· Wikidata: Q21055169

· DBpedia: Marcelle Lapicque

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