Henri Rouvière

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Henri Rouvière (1876-1952) was a professor of anatomy who was born in Le Bleymard, France.

Rouvière is remembered for his 1938 publication of Anatomy of the Human Lymphatic System, which was an exhaustive study involving the delineation and classification of human lymph nodes and their associated drainage regions. Rouvière's work was a continuation of the seminal research of the lymphatic system done by anatomist Marie Sappey (1810-1896). Other important written works by Rouvière are Anatomie humaine descriptive, topographique et fonctionnelle, Atlas aide-mémoire d'anatomie and L'anatomie humaine. Many of his anatomical works are preserved in the Musée d'Anatomie Delmas-Orfila-Rouvière in Paris.

The eponymous Rouvière node features his name; this node is the most superior of the lateral group of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes,^[1] and is found at the base of the skull. Also the Collège Henri Rouvière in his hometown of Le Bleymard is named in his honor.

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