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Jacques Benoit (biologist)

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French biologist (1896–1982) For other uses, see Benoit (disambiguation).
Jacques Benoit
Born(1896-02-26)26 February 1896
Nancy, France
Died1 December 1982(1982-12-01) (aged 86)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Known forFundamental physiological mechanisms in reproductive biology, photobiology and neuroendocrinology
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, biology, neuroendocrinology
InstitutionsCollège de France

Jacques Marie Benoit (February 26, 1896 - December 1, 1982) was a French physician, biologist and neuroendocrinologist. He was a professor at the Collège de France and is considered one of the pioneers of neuroendocrinology and photobiology.

Biography

Jacques Benoit was born on February 26, 1896, in Nancy. He was the grandson of Charles Benoit (1815–1898), Dean of the Faculty of Literature in Nancy.

Robert Courrier was a fellow student while studying medicine. In 1925 he became a doctor of medicine He received his doctorate in science in 1929.

He died on December 1, 1982, in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Research

His research led him to the discovery of fundamental physiological mechanisms in reproductive biology, photobiology and neuroendocrinology:

Publications (selection)

References

  1. ^ Ivan Assenmacher: Notice nécrologique sur Jacques Benoit. In: Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences Bd. 296, Juni 1983, S. 135-142 (Online).
  2. Recherches anatomiques, cytologiques et histophysiologiques sur les voies excrétrices du testicules chez les mammifères, (Dissertation), 1925
  3. Le déterminisme des caractères sexuels secondaires du coq domestique, (Dissertation), 1929

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