Quotes by FranÃƒÂ§ois Magendie

About FranÃƒÂ§ois Magendie:

François Magendie is known for describing the foramen of Magendie. There is also a Magendie sign, a downward and inward rotation of the eye due to a lesion in the cerebellum. Magendie was a faculty at the College of France, holding the Chair of Medicine from 1830 to 1855 (he was succeeded by Claude Bernard, who worked previously as his assistant).

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I know that certain minds would regard as audacious the idea of relating the laws which preside over the play of our organs to those laws which govern inanimate bodies; but, although novel, this truth is none the less incontestable. To hold that the ...

FranÃƒÂ§ois Magendie

Facts, and facts alone, are the foundation of science... When one devotes oneself to experimental research it is in order to augment the sum of known facts, or to discover their mutual relations.

FranÃƒÂ§ois Magendie

Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chiffonier) of science. With my hook in my hand and my...

FranÃƒÂ§ois Magendie

Author Bio

NameFrançois Magendie
DescriptionFrench physiologist
BornOctober 6, 1783
DiedOctober 7, 1855
CountryFrance
ProfessionPhysiologist