Édouard van den Corput
Prof. Dr. Édouard van den Corput | |
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| Born | 20 April 1821 |
| Died | 22 February 1908 (aged 86) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Occupation | university professor |
| Relatives | Henri-Joseph van den Corput (father) |
| Medical career | |
| Field | pharmacology |
| Institutions | Brussels City Hospitals; Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Édouard van den Corput (1821–1908) was a Belgian physician and medical researcher who was professor of clinical medicine and therapy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Life[edit]
Van den Corput was born in Brussels on 20 April 1821. His father, Henri-Joseph van den Corput, was a pharmacist and would also become a university professor in the city.[1] Embarking initially on university studies in classics and philosophy, he switched to pharmacology after his father's death in 1841, in order to qualify to run the family business.[1] He graduated as a pharmacist in 1845, taught some courses on pharmacology in Brussels, and attended Bonn University for further studies in chemistry. He worked as a pharmacist in Brussels while studying for the degree of doctor of science, and then doctor of medicine. He was a founding member of the Société de pharmacie.[1]
From 1860 to 1874 he worked as a physician and a teacher in the city hospitals in Brussels. In 1871 he became a professor at the university, teaching clinical medicine and general medical therapy, including pharmacodynamics.[1]
He published widely on chemistry, pharmacy, technology, therapies, medical ethics, and the history of medicine, in a variety of journals. By 1857 he was on the editorial board of the Journal de médecine, de chirurgie et de pharmacologie de Bruxelles, serving until 1887.[1]
From 1894 to 1900 he sat in the Belgian Parliament as senator for Brussels. He was also an amateur artist and an avid art collector.[1] He died in Brussels on 22 February 1908.[1]
Writings[edit]
- Des eaux minérales naturelles et de leur analyse (1847)
- Du poison qui se développe dans les viandes et dans les boudins fumés (1855)[2]
- L'épidémie de fièvre récurrente observée à Saint-Petersbourg en 1864 (1865)
- Origine et cause de l'épidémie de fièvre typhoïde qui a régné à Bruxelles pendant les premiers mois de 1869 (1869)
- La crémation(1885)
- Les lazarets volants et les lazarets fixes (1885)
- L'alcoolisme, l'hérédité et la question sociale (1895)
- Bruxellensia: Croquis artistiques et historiques (1896)
- Utilité des embellissements de Bruxelles: Nécessité de l'agrandissement territorial de la capital de la Belgique (1899)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Léon Fredericq, "Van den Corput (Edouard-Bernard-Henri-Joseph)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 26 (Brussels, 1938), 289-292.
- ^ "Du poison qui se développe dans les viandes et dans les boudins fumés: Considérations critiques sur les diverses hypothèses émises relativement à la nature de ce principe vénéneux, suivies de l'exposé d'une théorie nouvelle sur son essence véritable". 1855.
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