Person Preferred Name

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

Ferdinand-Jean Darier

Image

Signed print of a 1916 portrait of Ferdinand-Jean Darier, MD (1856-1938), by the artist Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer. The inscription reads, “Au Dr. Howard Fox, cordial souvenir (Paris, Copenhagen, Budapest), Dr. Darier.” Dr. Darier was an important French dermatologist who discovered many skin diseases, including the genetic skin condition Darier’s disease. From 1909 to 1922, he was head of the clinical department of the Hôpital Saint-Louis, a hospital with an international reputation as a center for dermatological research.