Question: Facts: - death place: paris , france - caption: augusta and jacqueline dejerine-klumpke - influences: joseph jules dejerine - death date: 5 november 1927 -lrb- aged 68 -rrb- - field: neuroanatomy - birth date: 15 october 1859 - name: augusta dejerine-klumpke - nationality: united states - image: augusta and jacqueline dejerine-klumpke . jpg - birth place: san francisco , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of augusta dejerine-klumpke .
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augusta dejerine-klumpke -lrb- 15 october 1859 -- 5 november 1927 -rrb- was an american-born french physician known for her work in neuroanatomy .she was the first female intern to work in a hospital in paris .from a young age , klumpke 's family was supportive of her medical ambitions , going as far as to move to paris so she and her sisters anna elizabeth klumpke and dorothea klumpke could follow their pursuits .despite facing scorn for being a woman in the medical field , she continued working on her medical studies both inside and outside the classroom , going as far as to work at laboratories at the museum d'histoire naturelle .she eventually went on to gain a reputation for her skills in the medical field and linguistically being able to speak both english and german .this led to her , along with blanche edwards-pillet , being the first women externs in paris hospitals .during this time period , she explained what is today called klumpke paralysis , or an injury to the nerves controlling arm movement .ironically , she worked under alfred vulpian , the dean at her former medical school who opposed her attending medical school since she was both a woman and quite young at the time .during her life , her name appeared in fifty-six articles , some of which she had written herself .she also co-authored a two-volume book on the anatomy of nerve centers called '' anatomie des centres nerveux '' with her husband joseph jules dejerine .klumpke was a member of several scientific societies , including the societe de biologie -lrb- being the first elected female member -rrb- and the societe de neurologie de paris .she was given awards for her discoveries as well , including officier de la legion d'honneur and chevalier de la legion d'honneur .