Prey, Vosges Explained

Prey
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Épinal
Canton:Bruyères
Insee:88359
Postal Code:88600
Mayor:Francis Haas[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Bruyères - Vallons des Vosges
Coordinates:48.1797°N 6.6858°W
Elevation Min M:404
Elevation Max M:632
Area Km2:2.13

Prey (in French pronounced as /pʁɛ/) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Geography

Prey is a small rural commune positioned halfway between Bruyères and Docelles.

Distinguished son

Jean Antoine Villemin 1827 - 1892 who identified the infectious nature of tuberculosis in his publication "études sur la tuberculose", was born at Prey. Mainstream medicine was slow to recognise the significance of Villemin's work.

Villemin is also credited with having invented the term "antibiotique" (antibiotic),[2] though this assertion is contested by some English speakers who say the term was first coined only in the twentieth century by a Ukrainian American named Selman Waksman.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. http://villemin.gerard.free.fr/Esprit/Villemin.htm biographical notes on Dr Jean-Antoine VILLEMIN