Marie Phisalix
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Marie Phisalix | |
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 Phisalix in 1895 | |
| Born | 20 November 1861 |
| Died | 18 January 1946 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure de jeunes filles |
| Known for | Snake venom |
| Awards | Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | National Museum of Natural History |
Marie Félicie Phisalix (née Picot) (20 November 1861 — 18 January 1946)[1] was a French scientist who researched snake venom and antidotes. She was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1923.
Phisalix was part of the Jurassic separatism movement.[2] She was born in Besançon, the daughter of Camille Joséph Picot and Marie Josephine Dalloz.[3] From 1882, she studied at the École normale supérieure de jeunes filles, which had recently been established.[2][4] She qualified in 1889, where she taught herself and worked toward a medical degree.[2] She was one of the first French women to become a doctor of medicine.[citation needed] She defended her thesis Histological, embryological and physiological research on the venom glands of the terrestrial salamander in 1900.[5] Phisalix began to work on snake venom antidotes, and won a prize for her doctoral research on reptile and amphibian venoms.[2] She identified that venom function is not adapted to attack or defence.[2]
