Raymond Tripier


Raymond Tripier was a French physician and pathologist.
From 1858 to 1862, he worked as interne des hôpitaux in Lyon, afterwards supporting his doctorate in Paris with a dissertation on spontaneous arterio-venous aneurysms of the aorta and superior vena cava, "De l'anéurysme artério-veineux spontané de l'aorte et de la veine cave supérieure". In 1866, he became médecin des hôpitaux in Lyon, and from 1884 to 1908, was chair of pathological anatomy to the italic=no. He was a patron of the arts, after retiring from teaching he devoted his time to museum work in Lyon.
Collector and passionate about art, he was a great friend of Auguste Rodin.

Written works

He is remembered for his studies of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, Etudes anatomo-cliniques; coeur, vaisseaux, poumons. Another principal work of his was a treatise on pathological anatomy titled Traité d’Anatomie Pathologique Générale. Other noted writings by Tripier include:
  • La fiévre typhoide traitée par les bains froids, with Léon Bouveret, 1886.
  • Die Kaltwasserbehandlung des Typhus, with Léon Bouveret, 1889
  • Rôle de la péritonite sous-hépatique dans la pathogenie des hernies abdominales, with Jean Paviot, 1909.
  • Instinct et intelligence comme fonction synthétique de l'organisme humain pour sa conservation applications pratiques aux diverses phases de l'existence, 1911.
  • Considérations pratiques sur l'art, les artistes, les musées: peinture et sculpture, 1913.