Jean Leo Testut (1849–1925): anatomist and anthropologist

Abstract

Leo Testut (1849–1925), professor of human anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon, wrote more than 90 publicationson anatomy, anthropology and history, the most outstanding of which was his treatise on human anatomy published in1887. He founded and directed the International Journal of Anatomy and Histology. He was a member of the FrenchAcademy of Medicine and president of the World Association of Anatomists.

Keywords

• anatomist
• anthropology
• history

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