Alfred François Donné

Alfred François Donné
Alfred François Donné
Born	13 September 1801 Noyon, Oise
Died	7 March 1878 Paris
Nationality	France
Fields	biologists
Doctoral students	Léon Foucault
Known for	Trichomonas vaginalis leukemia

Alfred François Donné (13 September 1801 - 1878) was a bacteriologist and a French doctor, born in Noyon, France and died in Paris. Donné was the discoverer of Trichomonas vaginalis and leukemia. He was also the inventor of the photoelectric microscope.

Léon Foucault was his student and laboratory assistant, and he remained a friend and supporter of Foucault until the latter's death.

References

Diamantis, Aristidis; Magiorkinis Emmanouil, Androutsos George (May. 2009). "Alfred Francois Donné (1801-78): a pioneer of microscopy, microbiology and haematology" (in eng). Journal of Medical Biography (England) 17 (2): 81–7. doi:10.1258/jmb.2008.008040. ISSN 0967-7720. PMID 19401511.
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