Léon Rostan

Léon Louis Rostan (17 March 1790 – 4 October 1866) was a French internist and a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine. Rostan was born in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, and studied medicine in Marseilles and Paris. He was a disciple of Philippe Pinel (1745–1826), and for much of his professional career was associated with the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. In 1845, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Léon Rostan

Léon Louis Rostan (17 March 1790 – 4 October 1866) was a French internist and a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine. Rostan was born in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, and studied medicine in Marseilles and Paris. He was a disciple of Philippe Pinel (1745–1826), and for much of his professional career was associated with the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. In 1845, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.