Charles-Émile François-Franck
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Charles-Émile François-Franck | |
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| Born | 7 May 1849 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 September 1921 Paris, France |
| Awards | Chevalier of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Legion of Honor |
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| Discipline | physiology |
| Institutions | Collège de France |
| Main interests | sympathectomy |
Charles-Émile François-Franck (7 May 1849, Paris – 8 September 1921, Paris) was a French physiologist.
From 1871 he served as a hospital intern in Bordeaux, later returning to Paris, where he worked as an assistant to Étienne-Jules Marey in the laboratory of pathophysiology at the Collège de France. In 1885 he was named director of the laboratory, and in 1890, attained the title of professor.[1] Among his assistants at the Collège de France was neuropathologist Gustave Roussy.[2] In 1887 he was elected as a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine.[3]
His research included studies of vasomotor regulation, pulmonary blood flow and investigations involving the cerebral localization of function. He was a pioneer of sympathectomy (interruption of the sympathetic nervous system for relieving pain) and remembered for his usage of cinematography to accurately record body movements.[4][5]
