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History of forensic medicine in France and personalities with important contributions:

  • 1374 - the Medical Faculty in Montpellier obtained permission to open human cadavers. 
  • Auguste Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879) - professor at the University of Paris. He investigated numerous historical crimes, one of them being the 156 victims of the assault on Napoleon III on January 14, 1858. Among famous cases, was the murder of the duchess of Praslin by her husband in 1847 and the latter’s suicide the following year. It was the topic of a film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Bette Davis.

    He wrote a review of the recognisable characteristics - alterations of the bodies - of people following various trades, 48 in all.

    Tardieu's book on medico-legal and clinical aspects of imprisonment, titled Étude médico-légale et clinique sur l'empoisonnement, is an exhaustive work on medico-legal toxicology. At the time of its writing it was one of the most authoritative works of its kind and is typical of the writings of Tardieu in its clarity and exactness. Covering a wide range of drugs and poisons, the book is amply illustrated with case reports and autopsies. Tardieus writing reflects his position as the foremost French medico-legal expert of his day. He wrote on the legal aspects of infanticide, abortion, and hangings as well as on insanity.

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Activity: forensic autopsies, BAC analysis, forensic toxicology.

University Legal Medicine education: 

INSTITUTES OF LEGAL MEDICINE IN FRANCE

  1. Institut de Medecine Legale de Strasbourg, Universite Louis Pasteur, 11 rue Human, F-67085 Strasbourg, France.

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