Joseph Lieutaud
Joseph Lieutaud | |
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Born | 21 June 1703 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
Died | 6 December 1780 Versailles, Île-de-France, France | (aged 77)
Education | University of Aix-en-Provence |
Occupation | Physician |
Parent(s) | Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud Louise (de) Garibel |
Relatives | Pierre Joseph Garidel (maternal uncle) |
Joseph Lieutaud (21 June 1703 – 6 December 1780) was a French physician.
Biography
Early life
Joseph Lieutaud was born on 21 June 1703 at 31 Rue Cardinale in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2] His father was Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud, a lawyer, and his mother, Louise (de) Garibel.[1][2] He started studying botany, following in the wake of his uncle, Pierre Joseph Garidel, and went on to be called upon as a doctor in the Hotel-Dieu in Aix-en-Provence.[1] He graduated from the University of Aix-en-Provence in 1725.[1]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1739.[3]
Career
By 1750, he became a doctor in the royal infirmary, then a pediatrician to the Louis XV court, and eventually the personal physician of King Louis XVI.[1][2]
He published an essay on human anatomy.[1] His Précis de médecine pratique, published in four instalments (between 1760 and 1776), shows how forward-thinking medical sciences were at that time.[1]
Death
He died on 6 December 1780 in Versailles.[1]
Legacy
- A street in the centre of Aix-en-Provence, Rue Lieutaud, is named in his honour.[4]
- An avenue in the centre of Marseille, Cours Lieutaud, is also named in his honour.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Aix-en-Provence Historical Society
- ^ a b c Encyclopédie méthodique, médecine, par une société de médecins.
- ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Mappy[permanent dead link]
- ^ Google Maps: Cours Lieutaud, Marseille, France
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- 1703 births
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- People from Aix-en-Provence
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- French anatomists
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