Raymond Sabouraud

Who was Raymond Sabouraud?

Raymond Sabouraud was a French physician born in Nantes. He specialized in dermatology and mycology, and was also an accomplished painter and sculptor.

He invented a method to select fungi with a medium of low pH and a rather high concentration of sugar. This medium, called Sabouraud agar is named after him.

In 1904, Sabouraud introduced radiological treatment against ringworm of the scalp. He was well known for his knowledge of scalp diseases, and had a clinic which attracted patients from all over the world.

With Ferdinand-Jean Darier and Henri Gougerot, he was editor of an eight-volume encyclopedia of dermatology titled Nouvelle Pratique Dermatologique.