Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis
Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis | |
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Drawing of Pierre-Charles-Alexandre from Fielding Hudson Garrison's An introduction to the history of medicine | |
| Born | 14 April 1787 |
| Died | 22 August 1872 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Montparnasse |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Known for | Development of the "numerical method", precursor to epidemiology and the modern clinical trial |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, pathology, epidemiology |
| Institutions | Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital |
| Doctoral students | Victor Gautier |
Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis (14 April 1787 – 22 August 1872) was a French physician, clinician and pathologist known for his studies on tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and pneumonia, but Louis's greatest contribution to medicine was the development of the "numerical method", forerunner to epidemiology and the modern clinical trial, paving the path for evidence-based medicine.