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Adrien Achille Proust (18 March 1834 – 26 November 1903) was a French epidemiologist and hygienist. He was the father of novelist Marcel Proust and doctor Robert Proust.
Adrien Achille Proust, né le 18 mars 1834 à Illiers (Eure-et-Loir) et mort le 26 novembre 1903 à Paris, est un médecin français, professeur à la chaire d'hygiène de la faculté de médecine de Paris.
- 26 novembre 19038e arrondissement de Paris
- Française
- 18 mars 1834Illiers-Combray
Sep 19, 2023 · Learn how Adrien Proust, the father of the famous writer Marcel Proust, devoted his life to fighting epidemics and advocating for international cooperation. Discover his achievements, challenges and legacy in this article by Simon Schama.
Apr 20, 2022 · In the centenary of the death of the celebrated French writer Marcel Proust (1871–1922), the author of the masterpiece “À la recherche du temps perdu” (“In Search of Lost Time”, 1913–1927), it is important to remember his father, the famous physician and public health official Achille-Adrien Proust (1834–1903), who was a pioneer ...
- 10.3390/vaccines10050644
- 2022/05
- Vaccines (Basel). 2022 May; 10(5): 644.
May 22, 2020 · Adrien Proust (1834-1903) was one of the pioneers of social distancing, quarantine, the modern cordon sanitaire and confinement, which he called “sequestration“. He boasted that he had not contracted any diseases, keeping his distance from patients and washing his hands and face frequently.
Feb 6, 2021 · His father, Adrien Proust, was an epidemiologist who tracked a cholera outbreak in 1869 and proposed a cordon sanitaire to slow its spread. Marcel’s own squeamishness about germs surfaces in...
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Abstract. Objectives: In this communication, we wish to remember the important historical role played by Marcel Proust’s father, the now mostly forgotten Achille-Adrien Proust (1834–1903).
