Auguste-Charles Marie, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Auguste-Charles Marie

French scientist

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1864

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1935

Profession: microbiologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Auguste-Charles Marie

  • Auguste-Charles Marie (26 July 1864 – 29 March 1935) was a French microbiologist born in Bayeux, department Calvados. He served as interne des hĂ´pitaux in Paris, earning his medical doctorate in 1895 with a thesis on cancer titled Recherches sur la question du cancer.
  • From 1894 to 1899 he focused on physico-pathological studies of microbial poisoning at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
  • In 1899–1900 he served under Maurice Nicolle (1862–1932) as chief of anti-rabies services at the institute of microbiology in Constantinople.
  • Afterwards he was associated with research done at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
  • Following the death of Emile Roux (1853–1933), he was appointed manager of anti-rabies services. Marie is known for his research involving the action of tetanus toxin on the nervous system, as well as studies of tuberculosis and rabies.
  • In the 1910s he demonstrated that natural and synthetic suprarenin had the ability to neutralize diphtheria and tetanus toxins.
  • His investigations of rabies led to the development of new vaccination processes.
  • With Jean Cantacuzène (1863-1934), he published two articles on gastrointestinal cholera. In 1903 he was co-founder of the Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur.
  • In 1934, with Paul Remlinger (1871–1964), he was recipient of the "Prix Dagnan-Bouveret" by the AcadĂ©mie des sciences for work involving rage expĂ©rimentale (experimental rabies).
  • He died on 29 March 1935 in his laboratory at the Pasteur Institute.

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