JUNE 28 - Paul Broca, (born
June 28, 1824, Sainte-Foy-laGrande, Fr.—died July 9, 1880, Paris), surgeon who
was closely associated with the development of modern physical
anthropology in France and
whose study of brain lesions
contributed significantly to understanding the origins of aphasia, the loss
or impairment of the ability to form or articulate words.
He founded the anthropology laboratory at the École des Hautes Études, Paris (1858),
and the Société d’Anthropologie de Paris (1859).
Source:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Broca
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