SIR MARC ARMAND RUFFER (1859–1917) PIONEER OF PALAEOPATHOLOGY
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Sir Marc Armand Ruffer (1859-1917) pioneer of palaeopathology.
Fwr YEARs have elapsed since the death of Sir Marc Armand Ruffer and it would seem proper at this time to pay tribute to his memory and to re-assess the influence of his palaeopathological studies in the continuing development of that subject. Ruffer was born at Lyons in France in 1859 and was the son of Baron Jacques de Ruffer (member of a well-known banking family) and of a German mother. His...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical History
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0025-7273,2048-8343
DOI: 10.1017/s002572730001200x