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Georges Hayem

Who

Georges Hayem · Science & Medicine

What

Physician regarded as a founder of modern hematology; first to count blood platelets.

When

1841, Paris, France — 1933, Paris, France

Where

France

Biography

Georges Hayem is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physician regarded as a founder of modern hematology; first to count blood platelets.

How & why

Hayem was a French physician regarded as one of the founders of modern hematology; he was among the first to count blood platelets accurately and described their role in clotting. He was born to a Jewish family in Paris and was Jewish, holding a chair of medicine and advancing the study of blood diseases.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology

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Physician regarded as a founder of modern hematology; first to count blood platelets.

1841

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology