French neurologists Augusta Dejerine-Klumpke (1859-1927) and her husband Joseph Jules Dejerine (1849-1917) working in their lab before 1917. The American-born Klumpke was known for her work in neuroanatomy. Among other achievements, she explained what is today called Klumpke paralysis, or an injury to the nerves controlling arm movement. She was the sister of astronomer Dorothea Klumpke.

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