title: The impossible succession of Charcot - the quest for a suitable heir.
abstract: With the death of Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) in 1893 came the impossible task of finding a suitable successor. The clinical chair for nervous system diseases was temporarily entrusted to Édouard Brissaud (1852-1909). There were a number of potential successors, but only three were officially declared: Brissaud, Jules Déjerine (1849-1917) and Fulgence Raymond (1844-1910). In the final vote, Raymond was appointed as Charcot's successor. Although this succession would prove too great a challenge for him, Raymond's work in neurology, which is often unrecognised, made him one of the most important French neurologists of the early 20th century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Anatomy, CHU Jean-Minjoz, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France. laurent.tatu@univ-fcomte.fr
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tatu
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bogousslavsky
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*