FOURCROY, Antoine François, comte (1755 – 1809)
1755 – 1809
4 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source François Dumont · Bodil Beckman / Nationalmuseum · Public domain
1785 CE
#8943
Entomologia Parisiensis; sive, catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur; secondum methodum Geoffraeanam in sections, genera & species distributus; Cui addit sun nomina trivalia & sere recentae novae species.
In this work co-written with Geoffroy, Fourcroy presented a major contribution to the systemization of entomology. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1791 CE–1792 CE
#4439
La médecine éclairée par les sciences physiques. 4 vols.
This work edited by Fourcroy contains in vol. 4 (pp. 85-88) the first description of Chopart’s method of partial amputation of the foot. This is in the form of a note by Lafiteau: “Observation sur une ampu…
1793 CE
#1386.1
Examen chimique du cerveau de plusieurs animaux.
Fourcroy, French physician and chemist, made important researches on the chemistry of the brain. He noted albumen (protein) as a principal constituent.
1810 CE
#13422
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M.A.F. de Fourcroy... avec la table des auteurs, et celle des anonymes.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.