Researching Louis Sanson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 377 people with the Sanson surname? In that year Sanson was ranked number 3202 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Louis means "Famous in Battle" and is of German origin.
Records of Louis Sanson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Louis Sanson and the Sanson Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 286 people with the Sanson surname in the UK? Sanson is now ranked number 3773 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Louis Sanson
Louis Joseph Sanson
right|thumb|Louis Joseph SansonLouis Joseph Sanson (24 January 1790, Paris – 2 August 1841, Paris) was a French surgeon and ophthalmologist.
In 1817 he obtained his medical doctorate, later becoming a surgeon to the "Bureau central" (1823). During the following year he was appointed "second surgeon" at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, and in 1830 received his agrégation (professeur agrégé). For a period of time he served as head of the ophthalmologic clinic at the Hôtel-Dieu. In 1836 he succeeded his former teacher and good friend, Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835) as professor of clinical surgery.
His name is associated with Purkinje-Sanson images, being defined as catoptric images produced by reflections from the anterior and posterior surfaces of the cornea, and from the anterior and posterior surfaces of the crystalline lens. Term named in conjunction with Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyne (1787-1869).
Source: Louis Joseph Sanson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sanson
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