Marthe Gautier

Marthe Gautier
Born(1925-09-10)10 September 1925
Died30 April 2022(2022-04-30) (aged 96)
Alma materHôpitaux de Paris
OccupationMedical doctor
Known forRole in the discovery of Down syndrome
Scientific career
FieldsPediatric cardiology
InstitutionsHôpitaux de Paris, Harvard, Hôpital Trousseau
Thesis (1955)
Doctoral advisorRobert Debré

Marthe Gautier (French pronunciation: [maʁt ɡotje]; 10 September 1925 – 30 April 2022) was a French medical doctor and researcher. She is known for discovering the link of diseases to chromosome abnormalities and for not receiving the credit that she earned.