Charles Richet

Also known as Charles Robert Richet, Robert-Charles Richet, Charles Épheyre

French physiologist and parapsychologist (1850-1935)

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Charles Richet was born on August 26, 1850, and died on December 4, 1935. He also used the pseudonym Charles Epheyre.

Richet received one Nobel Prize. His work is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Medicine collection. He has eight works.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1913
“in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: writer
Position held: president
Educated at: University of Paris
Employer: Collège de France
Languages spoken: French
Award: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Doctoral advisor: Charles Philippe Robin
Doctoral student: Józefa Joteyko
Field of work: drama
Image: Charles Robert Richet nobel.jpg

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birth name: Charles Robert Richet
Commons category: Charles Richet
date of birth: 1850-01-01
date of death: 1935-01-01
writing language: French
member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
name in native language: Charles Richet
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
Commons gallery: Charles Richet
nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize
pseudonym: Charles Epheyre
Commons Creator page: Charles Richet
P8168: Palazzo Valentini
contributed to creative work: Popular Science
has characteristic: Nobel disease
place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery
interested in: physiology

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Works in European collections

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El pasado de la guerra y el porvenir de la paz

L' intelligence et l'homme : études de psychologie

Physiologie : Travaux du laboratoire de Charles Richet, 2

Dictionnaire de Physiologie, 1. A - B

Dictionnaire de Physiologie, 2. B - C

Physiologie : Travaux du laboratoire de Charles Richet, 1

Physiologie : Travaux du laboratoire de Charles Richet, 3

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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Robert Richet ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ʁɔbɛʁ ʁiʃɛ]; 25 August 1850 – 4 December 1935) was a French physiologist at the Collège de France and immunology pioneer. In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis". Richet devoted many years to the study of paranormal and spiritualist phenomena, coining the term "ectoplasm". He believed in the inferiority of black people, was a proponent of eugenics, and presided over the French Eugenics Society towards the end of his life. The Richet line of professorships of medical science continued through his son Charles and his grandson Gabriel. Gabriel Richet was also one of the pioneers of European nephrology.

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