She had been misnamed in a famous article published in 1959 – as “Marie Gauthier” rather than “Marthe Gautier.”
She had created the cell culture laboratory at Trousseau Hospital and developed the samples which demonstrated the presence of 47 chromosomes in Down syndrome patients.
However, another scientist would be mentioned in name history books.
Several decades later, when she was to present her story officially, court-ordered bailiffs came to hear her. The lecture was cancelled.
On Tuesday, we will trace the slides, the signatures, and the struggle for recognition of the discoverer of one of the most outstanding discoveries in genetics.
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