– 1 8 7 5 ) ▁and ▁ ▁Math ilde ▁Le h mann ▁( 1 8 2 7 – c . 1 8 7 5 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Louise ▁Jul ie ▁Emer ique . ▁He ▁best owed ▁an ▁important ▁collection ▁of ▁draw ings ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁town ▁of ▁ ▁É p inal . ▁ ▁O ul mont ▁received ▁his ▁medical ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁ ▁Jean - Martin ▁Char cot ' s ▁house ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁def ended ▁his ▁th esis ▁on ▁ath et osis , ▁closely ▁followed ▁by ▁papers ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁first ▁description ▁of ▁double ▁ath et osis . ▁ ▁Although ▁ath et osis ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" H amm ond ' s ▁disease ," ▁after ▁William ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁( ▁ 1 8 2 8 - 1 9 0 0 ), ▁O ul mont ▁presented ▁a ▁much ▁earlier ▁description ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁by ▁his ▁ment or , ▁Char cot , ▁who ▁class ified ▁the ▁dis order ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁ch ore a . ▁ ▁O ul mont ' s ▁name ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dis orders ▁including ▁di ab etic ▁ne urop ath y , ▁ ▁Mercur y ▁to x icity ▁in ▁t ics , ▁and ▁fa cial ▁hem i ple gia . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁in ▁Paris . ▁