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 Faculté de Médecine. He was a patron of the arts, after retiring from teaching he devoted his time to museum work in Lyon.

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: