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Francois Magendie Biography

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French physiologist born on October 6, 1783, and died on October 7, 1855. Francois Magendie is known for his research on the nervous system and his contributions to physiological experimental methods.

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Author:Francois Magendie

“Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chiffonier) of science. With my hook in my hand and my basket on my back, I go about the streets of science, collecting what I find.”

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“I know that certain minds would regard as audacious the idea of relating the laws which preside over the play of our organs to those laws which govern inanimate bodies; but, although novel, this truth is none the less incontestable. To hold that the phenomena of life are entirely distinct from the general phenomena of nature is to commit a grave error, it is to oppose the continued progress of science.”

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“Facts, and facts alone, are the foundation of science... When one devotes oneself to experimental research it is in order to augment the sum of known facts, or to discover their mutual relations.”

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Author:Francois Magendie

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Born: October 6, 1783
Died: October 7, 1855
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