Arthur Fallot | |
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Born | Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot 29 September 1850 |
Died | 30 April 1911 | (aged 60)
Known for | Tetralogy of Fallot |
Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot (September 29, 1850 in Sète, Hérault – April 30, 1911) was a French physician. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Fallot attended medical school in Montpellier in 1867. While in residence in Marseille he wrote a thesis on pneumothorax. In 1888 he was made Professor of Hygiene and Legal Medicine in Marseille. In 1888 Fallot described in detail the four anatomical characteristics of tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect responsible for blue baby syndrome. [7] [8]
Arthur Fallot | |
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Born | Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot 29 September 1850 |
Died | 30 April 1911 | (aged 60)
Known for | Tetralogy of Fallot |
Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot (September 29, 1850 in Sète, Hérault – April 30, 1911) was a French physician. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Fallot attended medical school in Montpellier in 1867. While in residence in Marseille he wrote a thesis on pneumothorax. In 1888 he was made Professor of Hygiene and Legal Medicine in Marseille. In 1888 Fallot described in detail the four anatomical characteristics of tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect responsible for blue baby syndrome. [7] [8]