Charles-Prosper Ollivier d'Angers

Charles-Prosper Ollivier d'Angers (11 October 1796 in Angers – 12 March 1845 in Paris) was a French pathologist and clinician, best known for his early investigations of the spinal cord.

In 1823 he obtained his medical doctorate in Paris under the supervision of Pierre Augustin Béclard.

During the following year, he published "Traité des maladies de la moelle épinière" (Treatise on the maladies of the spinal cord), a remarkable pioneer study in regards to the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the spinal cord.

[4][5] He took part in the second edition of Adelon's "Dictionnaire de médecine" (30 volumes), and was co-editor, with Jean-Eugène Dezeimeris and Jacques Raige-Delorme, towards the publication of "Dictionnaire historique de la médecine ancienne et moderne" (Historical dictionary of ancient and modern medicine).

In addition, he published numerous articles in the fields of toxicology and forensic medicine.