Annals of medical history . Fagon was in 170366 years old and Vernage, who was thenscarcely forty, honored his older colleagueby placing the Iatters effigy on the jeton ofhis administrative term. While a Dean was usually elected onlyonce for a term of two years quite a num-ber held the position for two terms. Be-sides Jean Boudin, mentioned above, Ar-mand Doute (1716- 1720), Francois Geof-froy (1726-1730), Jean - Baptiste Boyer(1756 - 1760), Louis Alleaume (i774 - 1778).and several others were elected twice suc-cessively. Rene Le Thuillier (1768-1774)and Claude Bourru (1788 - 1793) were eIec1&
Annals of medical history . Fagon was in 170366 years old and Vernage, who was thenscarcely forty, honored his older colleagueby placing the Iatters effigy on the jeton ofhis administrative term. While a Dean was usually elected onlyonce for a term of two years quite a num-ber held the position for two terms. Be-sides Jean Boudin, mentioned above, Ar-mand Doute (1716- 1720), Francois Geof-froy (1726-1730), Jean - Baptiste Boyer(1756 - 1760), Louis Alleaume (i774 - 1778).and several others were elected twice suc-cessively. Rene Le Thuillier (1768-1774)and Claude Bourru (1788 - 1793) were eIec1>ed for three successive terms. None of these men of the old Paris Medi-cal Faculty gained eminence in England, during the same period,produced such men as Harvey, Sydenham,Willis and Mayow, French medicine wasbarren. The physician had become a sterilecoxcomb, says Garrison,4 red-heeled,long-robed, big-wigged, pompous and dis-dainful in manners. Among themselves thephysicians were narrowly jealous of their. rights and privileges, regarding their fra-ternity as a closed corporation yet eternal-ly wrangling about theories of disease and 3 Prasedente Ordinario Magistro Guidone Cre-scentio Fagon. Archiatrorum Comite. Ultimo Mail. x703- 4 Garrison, History of Medicine, Phila., 1913- 158 Annals of Medical History current modes of treatment. The facsim-iles of the jetons accompanying this articleafford a striking illustration of this fact. Claude Bourru was the last Dean of theold Medical Faculty of Paris. In 1793 theRevolutionary government of France, whichswept away so many mediaeval spiderwebsbut in its mania for reforms also did awaywith manj useful and salutary institutions,abolished all scientific corporations and so-cieties, among them the Academy of Medi-cine of Paris. The practice of medicine wasfreed from all restriction. It was soon found,however, that the country could not getalong without a recognized medical pro-fession and in 1795 tne three so-calledEco
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