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Jean-Baptiste Charcot
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French scientist (1867-1936)
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Le Pourquoi-Pas ? dans l'Antarctique
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,894x
- Situated Learning
· 1991 · cited 30,538x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,233x
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,667x
- Numerical integration of the cartesian equations of motion of a system with constraints: molecular dynamics of n-alkanes
· 1977 · cited 19,853x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jean-Baptiste Auguste Étienne Charcot , 15 July 1867 ( 1867-07-15 ) , Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
- Died
- 16 September 1936 (1936-09-16) (aged 69), At sea, 30 miles northwest of Reykjavík , Iceland
- Occupations
- Polar explorer, medical doctor, Olympian, scientist
- Known for
- His polar explorations
- Spouse
- Jeanne Hugo (1896–1905; div.)
- Class es
- 0 to 0.5 ton , Open class
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Encyclopedic overview
Updated on 2014-02-08
Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste Charcot ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃batist ʃaʁko]; 15 July 1867 – 16 September 1936), better known in France as Commandant Charcot (Commander Charcot), was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. His father was the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893). As a sportsman, he was French rugby XV champion in 1896 and also won a double silver medal in sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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