Dr. Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle | |
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Died | 1 August 1918 | (aged 72)
Burial place | Montreal, Quebec |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Founder of Hôpital Notre-Dame |
Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle (21 December 1845 – 1 August 1918) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. [1]
Lachapelle was born on 21 December 1845 in Sault-au-Récollet to Pierre Persillier, dit Lachapelle, and Zoé Toupin. [1] He attended the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, followed by the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery. [1] Upon graduating in 1869, he began working as a physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. [2]
In parallel with his medical career, he was editor of L'Union médicale du Canada from 1876 to 1877. [2] He joined the editorial committee from 1878 to 1882. [2]
In 1978, his career as a physician brought him to teach to medical students at the Université Laval de Montréal. [2] He later became dean of this university's faculty of medicine in 1908. [2]
On 27 July 1880, he officially founded Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. [2] In 1899, the hospital acquired an X-ray machine, and a radiology suite was built. [2]
Lachapelle died on 1 August 1918 in Rochester, Minnesota, and was buried in Montreal a few days later. [1]
Dr. Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 August 1918 | (aged 72)
Burial place | Montreal, Quebec |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Founder of Hôpital Notre-Dame |
Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle (21 December 1845 – 1 August 1918) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. [1]
Lachapelle was born on 21 December 1845 in Sault-au-Récollet to Pierre Persillier, dit Lachapelle, and Zoé Toupin. [1] He attended the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, followed by the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery. [1] Upon graduating in 1869, he began working as a physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. [2]
In parallel with his medical career, he was editor of L'Union médicale du Canada from 1876 to 1877. [2] He joined the editorial committee from 1878 to 1882. [2]
In 1978, his career as a physician brought him to teach to medical students at the Université Laval de Montréal. [2] He later became dean of this university's faculty of medicine in 1908. [2]
On 27 July 1880, he officially founded Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec. [2] In 1899, the hospital acquired an X-ray machine, and a radiology suite was built. [2]
Lachapelle died on 1 August 1918 in Rochester, Minnesota, and was buried in Montreal a few days later. [1]