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as a separate science but in the modernization of medi- 

 cine as a whole. Medical men from all countries went 

 to Paris to work with Bernard, and by this means his 

 influence was extended through personal contact over a 

 wide area. 



In addition there grew up round him a group of 

 pupils, MAREY, FRANCOIS-FRANCK, BERT, RICHET, 

 d'ARSONVAL, GREHANT, DASTRE, and others, who in 

 their turn have contributed brilliantly to the advance- 

 ment of the subject. The work of BERT upon barometric 

 pressure is worthy of special notice. Conceived and 

 executed in a scientific and comprehensive spirit, it met 

 at first, singularly enough, with some bitter criticism 

 from abroad; but it has since come to be recognized as 

 the classic and starting point for all investigations 

 dealing with the physiological effects of variations in 

 atmospheric pressure. No less noteworthy are the 

 important contributions made by MAREY to the study 

 of movements and the development of a beautiful tech- 

 nique for graphic reproductions of all kinds. Physiol- 

 ogists of all countries are deeply indebted to his genius 

 in devising apparatus and methods. 



The living French physiologists comprise such names 

 as RICHET, DASTRE, d'ARSONVAL, FRANCOIS-FRANCK, 

 GLEY, WEISS, MORAT, DOYON, LANGLOIS, NICLOUX, 

 LAPICQUE, names known to the physiologists in all 

 countries because of the important contributions to 

 science associated with them. RICHET has had the honor 

 of a Nobel prize for his fundamental work in anaphylaxis. 

 D 'ARSONVAL, brilliant as a physicist as well as physiol- 

 ogist, is remembered also in connection with some of 

 the early work upon internal secretions done in collabora- 

 tion with BROWN-SEQUARD. GLEY'S work has taken a 

 wide range, but his contributions to the physiology of 

 the internal secretions, especially of the parathyroid 



