Nationality France Years active 1890's- 1940's Died 4 May 1947, Lyon, France | Occupation Sports Doctor, Surgeon Title Physician, (MD) Education Medicine | |
Born Aug 20, 1877 Dijon, France Known for 1st elected President of the FIMS Books Testut's Treatise on Human Anatomy Parents Gualberte Malvina Gouy, Eugène Félix Latarjet |
André Latarjet (1877–1947) was a French physician. he is notable because in 1933, at the 2nd International AIMS (FIMS) Congress, he was elected President of the organization which would become the International Federation of Sports Medicine, the World agency for sports medicine.
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