Anatole-Felix Le Double (1848-1913): 110 years of his death

L A S Pires; M A Babinski

doi:10.1016/j.morpho.2023.04.003

Anatole-Felix Le Double (1848-1913): 110 years of his death

Morphologie. 2023 Sep;107(358):100600. doi: 10.1016/j.morpho.2023.04.003. Epub 2023 May 11.

Authors

L A S Pires¹, M A Babinski²

Affiliations

¹ Morphology Department, Fluminense Federal University, avenue Prof.-Hernani-Mello, 101 24.210-150 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: lucaspires@id.uff.br.
² Morphology Department, Fluminense Federal University, avenue Prof.-Hernani-Mello, 101 24.210-150 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 37179141
DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2023.04.003

Abstract

Anatole-Félix Le Double was a prominent figure associated with the concept of anatomical variations also including the comprehension of their anthropological and zoological aspects. As an anatomist, Le Double contributed significantly with his major treatise regarding muscles and bony variants. Furthermore, Le Double influenced and popularized paleoanthropology and its relation to anatomy not only in France but in several parts of the world - promoting the idea that anatomical variations are not only surgically and clinically relevant but also have an evolutionary significance. To celebrate 110 years of his passing, this paper aims to explain his trajectory as a young physician to one of the most important figures in how anatomical variants are perceived today.

Keywords: Biography; Comparative anatomy; History of anatomy; Le double.

MeSH terms

Anatomy*
Anthropology*
France