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Biographies of Selected Authors from the New York Academy of Medicine Collection of International Medical Theses Pierre Goinard (1903-1991) Thesis: Sur certaines splénomégalies algériennes. Thesis (D.M.)--Université d'Alger, 1927. Excerpts PDF Pierre Goinard was born on June 21, 1903 in Algiers. He came from a respected family, the grandson of a soldier posted in Algeria in 1863 and the son of a hospital surgeon. He taught at the Université d'Alger until 1962. In addition to his work as a doctor, he is known for his dedication to the history and people of Algeria, expressed in his Algérie: l'œvre française, and in Toubibs du bled on which he collaborated with Dr. Gaston Guigon. He died January 31, 1991. Sources: CALMEIN, Maurice. "Pierre Goinard n'est plus." L'Algérianiste. 53 (March 1991). http://www.cerclealgerianiste.asso.fr/contenu/sciences.htm. Accessed 5 June 2006. HENRI. "Discussion générale - Re: La Colonisation." L'histoire de France par l'image: 1789-1939. http://www.histoire-image.org/forum/view.php?site=histoireimage& bn=histoireimage_discussiongnrale&key=1140709322. Accessed 5 June 2006. Photo Source: Bienvenue sur Pieds Noirs d'Aujourd'hui http://www.piedsnoirs-aujourdhui.com/images/goinar1.jpg        Biographies of selected authors from the New York Academy of Medicine Collection of International Medical Theses written by Kristin W. Andrews, B.A., M.S.L.S.

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