Title: Henri de Rothschild, 1872-1947 : medicine and theater /
Authors: Paul, Harry W.
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Rothschild, Henri de.; Rothschild, Henri de,; Pediatrics history; History, 20th Century; History, 19th Century; Health Facilities history; Gift Giving; Physicians; Physicians France Biography; Pediatricians France Biography.; Philanthropists France Biography.; Dramatists, French Biography.; France
Contents: Introduction: Resurrecting Baron Henri de Rothschild, M.D. -- The hospital that James Mayer ("le grand baron") built -- The Rothschild Children's Hospital at Berck-sur-Mer -- An education at the Paris Faculty of Medicine -- Henri de Rothschild's medical empire in Paris -- The science of infant feeding -- A new medical specialty: pediatrics -- Rothschild Medical Service during World War ! -- The doctor-playwright -- Doctor-charlatans in contemporary society (circa 1900) -- Medical ethics: Le caducée -- The female doctor's dilemma: la vocation -- Conclusion: the 1930s medical Götterdimmerung.