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GANNAL, Jean-Nicolas (1791 – 1852)

1791 – 1852

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

1838 CE

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Histoire des embaumements et de la préparation des pièces d'anatomie normale, d'anatomie pathologique et de l'histoire naturelle suivie de procédés nouveau.

Gannal discovered the efficacy of solutions of aluminum acetate and chloride for preserving anatomical preparations. His method of embalming involved injection of solutions of aluminum salts into the arteries. Transla…