Felix Jacob Marchand
| Felix Jacob Marchand | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1846 Halle an der Saale |
| Died | 4 February 1928 (aged 81) |
| Fields | pathologist |
| Institutions | Giessen |
Felix Jacob Marchand (22 October 1846 - 4 February 1928) was a German pathologist born in Halle an der Saale.
He studied medicine in Berlin, and later became an assistant at the pathological institute in Halle. In 1881 he became a professor of pathological anatomy in Giessen, and two years later garnered the same position at Marburg. In 1900 he succeeded pathologist Felix Victor Birch-Hirschfeld (1842-1899) at the University of Leipzig.
In 1904 Marchand is credited with coining the term atherosclerosis from the Greek "athero", meaning gruel, and "sclerosis", meaning hardening, to describe the fatty substance inside a hardened artery. His name is lent to the eponymous "Marchand's adrenals", which is accessory adrenal tissue in the broad ligament of the uterus. Among his written works is a 1915 textbook on pathology he co-authored with Ludolf von Krehl (1861-1937), called ''Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie.
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- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology Evolving Concepts of Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Disease
- Felix Jacob Marchand at Who Named It
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