| [a great franco-mauritian epidemiologist: joseph désiré tholozan (1820-18970]. | born in 1820 from french parents in diego garcia, an islet then linked to mauritius where he started in port-louis his school years, joseph désiré tholozan was an original personality. he undertook medical studies in france (m. d. thesis, paris, 1843) after having joined the military health service (1841) as a surgeon serving in various garrisons in the country and later at the hospital of the valde-grâce in paris (1849). successful at the "agrégation" of medicine in 1853, he later participated ... | 1998 | 9559181 |