Jules François
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1984 |
Related eponyms
- François dystrophy II
- François' dystrophy I
- François' syndrome I
- François' syndrome II
- François-Evens syndrome
- François-Haustrate syndrome
- Fraser's syndrome
- Hallermann-Streiff-François syndrome
Belgian ophthalmologist, born May 24, 1907, Gingelon in the region of Limburg; died August 14, 1984, Zermatt, Switzerland.
Biography of Jules François
Jules François studied medicine at the University of Louvain, graduating in 1930. He commenced a private ophthalmologic practice in Charleroi, while also conducting scientific work. This eventually led to his appointment as professor of ophthalmology at the University of Ghent, where he established a modern ophthalmological department. Jules François published more than 1000 articles. He was an officer of the Order of Leopold II and a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur.
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Bibliography
- A new syndrome: dyscephalia with bird face and dental anomalies, nanism, hypotrichosis, cutaneous atrophy, microphthalmia and congenital cataract.
Archives d'ophtalmologie, Paris, 1858, 60: 842. Hallermann-Streiff- François syndrome.