Template:Did you know nominations/Victor Despeignes


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:23, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Victor Despeignes

 * ... that Victor Despeignes was the first to use X-rays to treat cancer? from  François-Victor Despeignes, a French physician with significant contribution in public hygiene, was the first who had applied the irradiation treatment against malignant tumours.
 * Reviewed: Lipi

Created by Graeme Bartlett (talk). Self-nominated at 01:19, 26 October 2016 (UTC).


 * how about
 * ALT1 ... that Victor Despeignes (pictured) was the director of town hygiene in Chambery?
 * ALT2 ... that Victor Despeignes (pictured) thought that cancer was a parasite which could be killed with radiation?
 * Is that interesting enough? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:37, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Is that interesting enough? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:37, 26 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg I'm happy with ALT2. ALT1 would also ok but I don't think it is as interesting as ALT 2. — Yellow Dingo&#160;(talk) 00:33, 27 October 2016 (UTC)