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'''Auguste François Chomel''' (April 13, 1788 – April 9, 1858) was a French [[pathologist]] who was born in [[Paris]]. He was a professor at the [[Hôpital de la Charité]] in Paris, and in 1827 succeeded [[René Laënnec]] (1781–1826) as chair of clinical medicine of the Faculté de Paris.
'''Auguste François Chomel''' (13 April 1788 in Paris – 9 April 1858 in [[Morsang-sur-Orge]]) was a French [[pathologist]].


== Biography ==
Chomel was an important member of the [[pathological anatomy]] movement of early 19th century France that was based on the scientific research of [[Marie François Xavier Bichat]] (1771–1802), René Laënnec and [[Gaspard Laurent Bayle]] (1774–1816). In 1828 he provided the first description of a type of acute [[polyneuritis]] that would later be known as [[Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome]]. Dr. [[Worthington Hooker]] (1806–1867), in his 1847 book ''Physician and Patient'', attributes the first contemporary usage of the medical axiom, ''[[Primum non nocere]]'' ("First, do no harm") to Chomel.
He was a professor at the [[Hôpital de la Charité]] in Paris, and in 1827 succeeded [[René Laennec]] (1781–1826) as chair of clinical medicine of the Faculté de Paris. In 1852 he declined swearing allegiance to [[Napoleon III]], and thus was deemed having resigned his post.


Chomel was an important member of the [[pathological anatomy]] movement of early 19th century France that was based on the scientific research of [[Xavier Bichat]] (1771–1802), René Laënnec and [[Gaspard Laurent Bayle]] (1774–1816). In 1828 he provided the first description of a type of acute [[polyneuritis]] that would later be known as [[Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome]].
== Selected writings ==

* ''Eléments de pathologie'' (Elements of pathology), 1817 and 1840.
[[Worthington Hooker]] (1806–1867), in his 1847 book ''Physician and Patient'', gives Chomel credit for the first contemporary usage of the medical axiom, ''[[Primum non nocere]]'' ("First, do no harm").<ref name=Hooker/>
* ''Traité des dyspepsies'' (Treatise about dyspepsia), 1856.

* ''Leçons de clinique'' (Clinical Lessons), 1834-1840.
== Works ==

=== Selection ===
* ''Éléments de pathologie générale'' (Elements of general pathology); numerous editions: 1817, 1840; on line : [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k77269m 4th ed., 1866].
* ''[https://archive.org/stream/desfivresetdes00chom#page/n7/mode/2up Des fièvres et des maladies pestilentielles]'' (Fevers and pestilential diseases), 1821.
* ''[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5551109z Des dyspepsies]'' (On dyspepsias), 1856. at [[Gallica]]
* ''[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k408613b Leçons de clinique]'' (Clinical lessons), 1834–1840. at [[Gallica]]

=== List of online works ===
* [http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?idArk=&n=15&p=1&lang=EN&adva=1&adv=1&reset=&urlReferer=%2Fadvancedsearch%3Flang%3DFR&enreg=&tri=title_sort&submit1=Lancer+la+recherche&catsel1=f_title&cat1=&ope2=MUST&catsel2=f_creator&cat2=Auguste-Fran%C3%A7ois+Chomel&ope3=MUST&catsel3=f_tdm&cat3=&date=daTo&daFr=&daTo=&biblio=Biblioth%C3%A8que+nationale+de+France&sel_source=toutSources&biblioSpecifique=Gallica&sel_provenance_Part=toutPartenaires&sel_provenance_Edist=toutSNE&dateMiseEnLigne=indexDateFrom&firstIndexationDateDebut=&firstIndexationDateFin=&tri=title_sort Online works] on [[Gallica]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1766.html ''Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome''] @ [[Who Named It]]
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* [http://www.indopedia.org/Primum_non_nocere.html] Indopedia; Primum non nocere
<ref name=Hooker>"The golden axiom of Chomel that it is only the second law of therapeutics to do good, its first law being this—not to do harm—is gradually finding its way into the medical mind, preventing an incalculable amount of positive ill." (Worthington Hooker, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qtYXTjpvUCQC&pg=PA219 ''Physician and patient'', Baker and Scribner, 1849, p. 219])</ref>
}}
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1766.html ''Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome''] @ [[Who Named It]]

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Auguste François Chomel |sopt=w}}

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Auguste François Chomel, engraving by Zéphirin Belliard

Auguste François Chomel (13 April 1788 in Paris – 9 April 1858 in Morsang-sur-Orge) was a French pathologist.

Biography

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He was a professor at the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, and in 1827 succeeded René Laennec (1781–1826) as chair of clinical medicine of the Faculté de Paris. In 1852 he declined swearing allegiance to Napoleon III, and thus was deemed having resigned his post.

Chomel was an important member of the pathological anatomy movement of early 19th century France that was based on the scientific research of Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), René Laënnec and Gaspard Laurent Bayle (1774–1816). In 1828 he provided the first description of a type of acute polyneuritis that would later be known as Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome.

Worthington Hooker (1806–1867), in his 1847 book Physician and Patient, gives Chomel credit for the first contemporary usage of the medical axiom, Primum non nocere ("First, do no harm").[1]

Works

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Selection

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List of online works

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References

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  1. ^ "The golden axiom of Chomel that it is only the second law of therapeutics to do good, its first law being this—not to do harm—is gradually finding its way into the medical mind, preventing an incalculable amount of positive ill." (Worthington Hooker, Physician and patient, Baker and Scribner, 1849, p. 219)
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