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Henri Laborit
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- Born
- 1914
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Les destins de la vie et de l'homme
- L'homme imaginant
- Physiologie et biologie du système nerveux végétatif au service de la chirurgie
- Physiologie humaine; cellulaire et organique
- Les récepteurs centraux et la transduction des signaux
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Hanoï, French Indochina [now Vietnam]
Henri Laborit (21 November 1914 – 18 May 1995) was a French surgeon, neurobiologist, writer and philosopher. In 1952, Laborit was instrumental in the development of the drug chlorpromazine, published his findings, and convinced three psychiatrists to test it on a patient, resulting in great success. Laborit was recognized for his work, but as a surgeon searching for an anesthetic, he came to be…
Known for
- The Greatest Onlooker of the historical play that goes on earth2025
- Le Passeur immobile — Self2021
- My American Uncle — Henri Laborit1980
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Hanoi
- Place of death
- 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- biologist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- neurophysiology
- Image
- Henri Laborit (1991) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg
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- contributed to creative work
- My American Uncle
- Commons category
- Henri Laborit
- date of birth
- 1914-11-21
- date of death
- 1995-05-18
- name in native language
- Henri Laborit
- relative
- Emmanuelle Laborit
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