Jules Cotard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules Cotard

French neurologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1840

Place of Birth: Issoudun, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1889

Profession: psychiatrist, neurologist, neuroscientist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jules Cotard (1 June 1840 in Issoudun, Indre – 19 August 1889) was a French neurologist who is best known for first describing the Cotard delusion, a patient's delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist or do not have bodily organs.