Georges Gilles de la Tourette
Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (French: [ʒɔʁʒ albɛʁ edwaʁ bʁytys ʒil də la tuʁɛt]; 30 October 1857 – 22 May 1904) was a French neurologist and the namesake of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition characterized by tics. His main contributions in medicine were in the fields of hypnotism and hysteria.
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| Born | Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette 30 October 1857 Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers, Vienne, France |
| Died | 22 May 1904 (aged 46) Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Known for | Namesake of Tourette syndrome |
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