Harry W. Paul

Henri de Rothschild, 1872-1947 (eBook, ePUB)

Medicine and Theater

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Dr Henri de Rothschild was a fifth generation Rothschild and perhaps the most famous of the Paris Rothschilds of the fin-de-siecle period. A 'sleeping partner' of the bank and the non-drinking owner of Mouton-Rothschild, Henri spent much of his life building medical institutions and promoting scientific medicine, including the promotion of Ehrlich's Salvarsan to cure syphilis and the use of radium to cure cancer. His hospital in a working class area of northern Paris boasted the latest in medical advances. Henri was particularly influential in developing the new science of infant feeding, while his broader concerns with infant health led to his playing a prominent role in the development of the specialty of pediatrics. This biography of Henri de Rothschild focuses on his medical achievements and that of his close family in France. Henri, his wife Mathilde and his mother Therese all had busy medical careers during World War I. The book also gives an account of both women's experiences of the war. Along with his explicitly scientific medical concerns, Henri was also a prolific playwright and, under the pseudonym Andre Pascal, wrote several plays about doctors. This book situates the plays, and particularly the themes of charlatanism, women doctors and medical ethics, in their contemporary context of the social and medical life of Paris. A fascinating and vividly written study of a somewhat neglected figure in the history of the illustrious Rothschild family, this book will make a valuable addition to the libraries of scholars in the history of medicine and those studying child health and welfare, the portrayal of doctors in literature, and more broadly the social and cultural life of early-twentieth century Paris.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351931038
• Artikelnr.: 49365546

Autorenporträt

Harry W. Paul is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, USA. Among his publications are Science, Vine and Wine in Modern France (1996) and Bacchic Medicine: Wine and Alcohol Therapies from Napoleon to the French Paradox (2001). He is now writing a book on the history of women doctors.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: resurrecting Baron Henri de Rothschild, MD
Part I The Rothschild Family Medical Tradition: The hospital that James Mayer ('le grand baron') built
The Rothschild children's hospital at Berck-sur-Mer
An education at the Paris Faculty of Medicine
Henri de Rothschild's medical empire in Paris
The science of infant feeding
A new medical speciality:pediatrics
Rothschild medical service in World War I. Part II Rothschild's Hippocratic Theater: The doctor-playwright
Doctor-charlatans in contemporary society (circa 1900)
Medical ethics: Le Caducée
The female doctor's dilemma: La Vocation. Conclusion: the 1930s: medical Götterdammerÿng
Bibliography
Index.