Historical Tidbit – Andrezej Viktor “Andrew” Schally, Ph.D. (November 30, 1926 to October 17, 2024)

Andrezej Viktor “Andrew” Schally, Ph.D. (November 30, 1926 to October 17, 2024) Submitted by Alan Rogol, MD Andrezej Viktor “Andrew” Schally, Ph.D. (November 30, 1926 to…

Historic Tidbit –  César Julien Jean Legallois (Feb 11, 1770 to Feb 10, 1814) and Internal Secretion

César Julien Jean Legallois (Feb 11, 1770 to Feb 10, 1814) Submitted by Alan Rogol Legallois, an experimental physiologist and physician, anticipated the concept of internal…

Historical Tidbit – Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (1845-1917) and Opotherapy

Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (1845-1917) and Opotherapy Submitted by: Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D In 1898 Landousy coined the expression opotherapy (from Greek opo(s), juice +…

Historical Tidbit – Serge Voronoff (July 10, 1866 to September 3, 1951) and Monkey Testis Transplantation

Serge Voronoff (July 10, 1866 to September 3, 1951) and Monkey Testis Transplantation Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Voronoff, a French surgeon of Russian ancestry and…

Historical Tidbit: Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (1845-1917) and Opotherapy

Historical Tidbit: Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (1845-1917) and Opotherapy Submitted by: Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D In 1898 Landousy coined the expression opotherapy (from Greek opo(s),…

Historical Tidbit: Serge Veronoff (July 10, 1866 to September 3, 1951) and Monkey Testis Transplantation

Serge Veronoff (July 10, 1866 to September 3, 1951) and Monkey Testis Transplantation Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Voronoff, a French surgeon of Russian…

Historical Tidbit: Charles Henry Fagge (June 6, 1838 to 1883) and Endemic Cretinism

Historical Tidbit: Charles Henry Fagge (June 6, 1838 to 1883) and Endemic Cretinism Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Fagge, an assistant physician at Guy’s…

Historical Tidbit: Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley (1857 to 1916) and Myxoedema

Historical Tidbit: Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley (1857 to 1916) and Myxoedema Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Horsley, a surgeon, professor and superintendent of…

Historical Tidbit – Edward Schäfer (aka Sharpey-Schäfer) June 2, 1850 to March 29, 1935 and Endocrine Physiology

Edward Schäfer (aka Sharpey-Schäfer) June 2, 1850 to March 29, 1935 and Endocrine Physiology Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Edward Schäfer took on the…

Historical Tidbit: Téophile de Bordeu (1722-1776)

Historical Tidbit: Téophile de Bordeu (1722-1776) Submitted by Alan Rogol, MD Incretory Activity and the Foundations of Endocrinology Théophile de Bordeu, a physician at the Court…