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Article: Pierre Paul Broca. (A Portrait in History).
- Article from:
- Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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The 19th century French surgeon Pierre Paul Broca left an indelible mark in medicine with his observations on aphasia, language dominance, and cerebral localization. Broca is also remembered for his contributions to anthropology, which include valuable studies of human skulls and the founding of the Societe d'Anthropologie.
Broca (1824-1880) was born at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bordeaux, France, on July 28, 1824. He was educated in Bordeaux and Paris, and received his medical degree in 1848. Broca's remarkable career would revolve around 2 lasting interests--medicine and anthropology. He excelled in both, as a professor of surgery at the Bicetre in Paris and as ...