Raymond Tripier

Raymond Tripier (1838–1916) was a French physician and pathologist.

From 1858 to 1862, he worked as in Lyon, afterwards supporting his doctorate in Paris (1863) with a dissertation on spontaneous arterio-venous aneurysms of the aorta and superior vena cava, . In 1866, he became in Lyon, and from 1884 to 1908, was chair of pathological anatomy to the . He was a collector and patron of the arts, having an established friendship with sculptor Auguste Rodin. After retiring from teaching he devoted his time to museum work in Lyon.

Written works

He is remembered for his studies of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, (Anatomo-clinical studies of the heart, vessels and lungs, 1909). Another principal work of his was a treatise on pathological anatomy titled (1904). Other noted writings by Tripier include:

• , with Léon Bouveret, 1886 (Typhoid fever: treatment by cold baths).
• , with Léon Bouveret, 1889
• , with Jean Paviot, 1909 (Role of subhepatic peritonitis in the pathogenesis of abdominal hernias).
• , 1911 (Instinct and intelligence: a synthetic function of the human organism for its preservation: practical applications in various phases of life).
• , 1913.

References

• IDREF.fr (biographical information)