Pierre Nobecourt
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Pierre Nobecourt (1871-?) was a prominent French pediatrician, professor at the Paris Faculty of Medicine from 1920, and member of the Medical Academy from 1923. He authored numerous works including a six-volume course on pediatric diseases and a widely used textbook on pediatrics.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Pierre Nobecourt (Pierre Andre Alexandre Nobecourt; born 1871), a prominent French pediatrician, professor of the pediatric clinic at the Paris Faculty of Medicine from 1920, member of the Medical Academy from 1923, physician at Hôpital des Enfants malades; editor of several periodicals; member of the Paris Society of Pediatricians; member of French and international pediatric associations; vice-president of the society dealing with new French nurseries; vice-president of the Higher Council for Child Protection. N. authored a large number of printed works, including a guide to the social hygiene of childhood ("Hygiene sociale de l'enfance", together with G. Schreider, Paris, 1921; Russian editions - Kharkov, 1925, Moscow, 1926), a six-volume course on the clinic of childhood diseases ("Clinique medicale des enfants", v. I-VI, Paris, 1925-29) and a widely used textbook ("Precis de medicine des enfants", 5th ed., Paris, 1925; Russian edition - Moscow-Leningrad, 1928).
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“Pierre Nobecourt.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/pierre-nobecourt/