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Jean-Baptiste "Auguste" Chauveau ForMemRS (November 23, 1827 – January 4, 1917) was a French professor and veterinarian. ==Life== Born in Villeneuve-la-Guyard, he received his education at the ''École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort'' and the ''École Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon''. At the age of 21 he joined the staff at the latter institution, where in 1875 he became the school's director. In 1886 he was appointed professor of comparative pathology at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' in Paris. Throughout his career Chauveau conducted investigations in the fields of microbiology, virology, biochemistry, muscle thermodynamics and cardiology. With Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904),〔(Biography of Etienne Jules Marey ). Hrsonline.org (2009-06-17). Retrieved on 2012-04-30.〕 he performed important studies involving the different phases of the cardiac cycle and intracardiac pressure.〔(AUGUSTE CHAUVEAU – Encyclopédie Universalis ). Universalis.fr. Retrieved on 2012-04-30.〕 In 1867 he made decisive experiments on the transmission of tuberculosis and his work had an impact on public health regulations. He had a role in the invention of cardiac catheterization. He attracted the ire of a number of anti-vivisection writers for his experiments on animals at the turn of the twentieth century.〔(Vivisection in America, by Albert Leffingwell ). Animal-rights-library.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-30.〕 The bacterial species ''Clostridium chauvoei'' is named after him. He was the author of ''Traité d'anatomie comparée des animaux domestiques'', which was published in English as "The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals". Also, he collaborated with Charles-Joseph Bouchard (1837–1915) in the founding of the ''Journal de Physiologie et de Pathologie Générale''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Auguste Chauveau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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