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André Rochon-Duvigneaud

Born	1863
Died	1952

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Rochon-Duvigneaud's syndrome

French ophthalmologist, 1863-1952.

Biography of André Rochon-Duvigneaud

We thank Andre Trombeta for information submitted.

Bibliography

Precis iconographique d'anatomie normale de l' œil.
Paris : Societe d'Editions Scientifiques, 1895. 136 pages.
Recherches anatomiques et cliniques sur le glaucome et les neoplasmes intraoculaires. With Ph. Phanas. Paris, Masson, 1898. 460 pages.
Enquête sur l'orientation du pigeon voyageur.
April 1923. With Ch. Maurain.
Article (7 pages) in the journal La Nature.
Maurain is probably the physist/natural scientist Charles Maurain (1871-1967).
L'ophtalmologie en clientèle. With P. Descola. Édit Norbert Maloine, Paris, 1927.
L'œil et la vision de L'Halicore dugong ERXL. With G. Petit.
Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 1929, 54, 129-138.
L'œil et la vision. In: P. P. Grassé, editor: Traité de zoologie. Paris, Masson, 1955. Volume 16, fasc. 4. 607-703. Reedited 1972.
Les yeux et le vision des Vertébrés. Paris. Masson et Cie, 1943. 719 pages. Biographical
C. Gautier:
[In memoriam André Rochon-Duvigneaud.]
Bulletins et mémoires de la Société médicale des hôpitaux de Paris, December 5-19, 1952, 68 (34-35-36) : 1249-1251.
C. Gautier:
[In memoriam: A. Rochon-Duvigneaud.]
Comptes rendus des séances et mémoires de la Société de biologie et de ses filiales, Paris, December 1952, 146 (23-24) : 1838-1839.

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