Bull Acad Natl Med. 2001 ; 185(7): 1327-35.

[Professor Jules Gavarret (1809-1890) and the application of mathematics and physics to medicine]

Beyneix A.

Professor Jules Gavarret has undertaken pretigious offices, has accumulated various titles and honours and has left an abundant bibliography about physics and chemistry of life phenomenon. To recount the career of one of the academics who were benefited the traditional medicine of the progress achieved in physical and mathematical sciences give us the opportunity of recalling one of the great Parisian personalities of 19th Century who had not been appreciated for too long.