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2 unusual facts about Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital


Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

The Necker Hospital was founded in 1778 by Madame Necker, born Suzanne Curchod, mother of Madame de Stael and wife of Jacques Necker, Minister of Louis XVI.

Among eminent physicians who worked at the Hôpital des Enfants Malades were Auguste Chaillou, Eugène Bouchut, Jacques-Joseph Grancher, Director 1885–1907), Victor Henri Hutinel, Director 1907– ), Eugène Apert (working 1919–34), Edouard Francis Kirmisson


Auguste Chaillou

He worked at the Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, and for most of his career was associated with the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

Florence Meyer Blumenthal

In 1925, Blumenthal moved to Paris with her husband, later donating to the Children’s Hospital in Paris the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Sorbonne in Paris.

Necker cube

The Necker cube is discussed to such extent in Robert J. Sawyer's 1998 science fiction novel Factoring Humanity that "Necker" becomes a verb, meaning to impel one's brain to switch from one perspective or perception to another.

In Peter Watts' novel Blindsight he postulates that consciousness serves only a set of training wheels for reality and this manifests in our ability to only see one aspect of the necker cube at a time.

Royal Stewart tartan

The 5th Bolton Scout Group and the 5th Potters Bar Scout Group wear the scarf, (neckerchief/necker) officially, with permission from the Queen, and the Queen's Bands (of Queen's University) wear the tartan as part of their official uniforms.


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