Antonin Poncet

He studied medicine in Lyon, where he served as interne des hôpitaux.

With Louis Léopold Ollier, Poncet is credited for introducing aseptic practices to Hôtel-Dieu.

A rare form of polyarthritis that occurs in patients with tuberculous infection is named after him, and is called "Poncet's disease".

Following the assassination of Marie François Sadi Carnot in Lyon on 24 June 1894, Drs.

[1] Today, the Prix Antonin Poncet is a monetary award issued by the Université Claude Bernard for surgical research.