Georges de Morsier

Georges de Morsier
Born(1894-02-25)25 February 1894
Paris
Died(1982-01-09)9 January 1982
Geneva
CitizenshipSwiss
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
OccupationNeurologist
Years active1920s–1970s
Known forClassifiyng hallucinatory syndromes

Georges de Morsier (25 February 1894, Paris – 9 January 1982, Geneva) was a Swiss neurologist and psychiatrist best known for his work on the classification of hallucinatory syndromes. He distinguish between those caused by sensory deprivation, organic brain lesions, and chronic psychosis. He is also remembered for naming several syndromes, including Charles Bonnet syndrome, Zingerle syndrome, Clérambault syndrome, and for the eponym De Morsier's syndrome (now known as septo-optic dysplasia).