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PROFESSOR CHARCOT’S GENEALOGY

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Introduction: Professor Jean-Martin Charcot is widely recognized as one of the most influential physicians of the 19th century. Usually described as having an austere and reserved personality, his family not only influenced his personality but also helped tailor his career. Objectives: This work discusses Charcot’s genealogy and the role played by this family in defining his personality and advancing his career. Methods: We reviewed historical evidence concerning Charcot’s genealogy and his familial relationships. Results: Born on November 29, 1825, in Paris, France, Charcot was the eldest son of Simon-Pierre Charcot, a carriage builder, and Jeanne -Georgette Saussier. His mother, Jeanne, passed away when he was 14. Jean-Martin Charcot married in 1864, at the age of 38, to Madame Victoire-Augustine Laurent, who was 29 years old (born in 1834). She had one daughter from her first marriage, Marie Charlotte Thérèse Durvis, who was raised from the age of 10 by Jean-Martin Charcot and Victorie-Augustine. The couple had a couple of children: Jeanne Marie Amélie Claudine Charcot, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot. Jeanne married Sir Alfred Joseph Charles Pierre Edwards, but divorced soon after, and married in second nuptials with Sir Arthur Georg Hendry. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, a physician, trained in Neurology under the supervision of his father, abandoned his neurological medical career years after Professor Charcot's death, becoming a famous maritime explorer, known worldwide as Commander Charcot. Jean-Baptiste Charcot had a relationship with Miss Céline Ducassé and had a daughter named Marie-Louise (Marion Charcot). He married for the first time in the year 1896, to Miss Jeanne Léopoldine Hugo, daughter of the famous writer Victor Hugo, who had been married to Mr. Léon Daudet, son of the writers Alphonse Daudet and Julia Daudet, in the year 1891, and divorced in 1895. Jean-Baptiste Charcot and Jeanne Hugo Charcot, divorced in 1905, after Jean-Baptiste Charcot's trip to Antarctica, on the grounds of desertion. After that Jean-Baptiste Charcot, remarried in the year 1907, to Miss Marguerite Cléry. Conclusion: Professor Charcot's early life was marked by the premature loss of his mother and his brother Jean-Eugene. Although these events apparently did not take any toll on his career, they might have contributed to his reserved personality. His marriage to a widow from the aristocracy provided him with a quick social ascent, as he came from a modest family.

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History of medicine, history of neurology, neurology, genealogy, Charcot

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História da neurologia