Charcot’s famous secretaries

Abstract

At the pinnacle of his career, Professor Charcot had four secretaries: Charles Féré, Pierre Marie, Georges Gilles de la Tourette and Georges Guinon. They helped the great founder of neurology with his activities at La Salpêtrière Hospital and his private clinic, examining patients before he made the final diagnosis.

Jean-Martin Charcot: the polymath

“…During his tenure, the neurological school at La Salpêtrière gained global recognition as the “Mecca of Neurology.” 2 3 6 7 Charcot's group of pupils included renowned names like Joseph Babiński (1857–1932), and other disciples who also worked in his private practice as secretaries, including Désiré Magloire Bourneville (1840–1909), Charles Féré (1852–1907), Pierre Marie (1853–1940), Paul Richer (1849–1933), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), and Édouard Brissaud (1852–1909). 2 3 11 12 13 14 Additionally, 33 interns were part of Charcot's group at La Salpêtrière between 1862 and 1893, some of whom gained significant prominence in the field of neurology. 11 Many of them are in the world-renowned painting Une Leçon Clinique à La Salpêtriére , from 1887, by André Brouillet (1857–1914) ( Figure 2 ).…”