Jacques Caroli

Born 1902
Died 1979

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French gastroenterologist, born May 21, 1902, near Versailles; died 1979, Paris.

Biography of Jacques Caroli

Jacques Caroli was born in 1902 near Versailles. He began his medical training in Angers and continued his studies in Paris under Henri Albert Charles Antoine Hartmann (1860-1952). After World War II he joined the faculty of the hospital Saint-Antoine in Paris, where he was chief of service for 30 years.

In 1976 he was honoured with the rank of commander of the Legion of Honour – Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur.

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