Where was Joseph Babinski born?

There is controversy in the neurological literature about where Joseph Babinski was born, including a myth propounded by various important authors that he was born in Lima, Peru. However, according to the most consistent biographical data, he was in fact born in Paris, France, and became a medical c...

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 69; no. 2B; pp. 401 - 403
Main Authors Teive, Hélio A G, Munhoz, Renato P, de Souza, Leonardo Cruz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2011
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects
Babinski
França
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Joseph Babinski
Lima
Neurology - history
NEUROSCIENCES
Paris
Peru
PSYCHIATRY
Joseph Babinski
França
Lima
Babinski
France
Peru
Paris
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Summary:There is controversy in the neurological literature about where Joseph Babinski was born, including a myth propounded by various important authors that he was born in Lima, Peru. However, according to the most consistent biographical data, he was in fact born in Paris, France, and became a medical celebrity there and in Poland as well as around the world.
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2011000300025