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Joseph Lieutaud
Born21 June 1703
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died6 December 1780 (1780-12-07) (aged 77)
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
EducationUniversity of Aix-en-Provence
OccupationPhysician
Parent(s)Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud
Louise (de) Garibel
Relatives Pierre Joseph Garidel (maternal uncle)
Elementa physiologiae, 1749
First page of Précis de la médecine pratique.

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Aix-en-Provence Historical Society
  2. ^ a b c Encyclopédie méthodique, médecine, par une société de médecins.
  3. ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ Mappy[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Google Maps: Cours Lieutaud, Marseille, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Lieutaud
Born21 June 1703
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died6 December 1780 (1780-12-07) (aged 77)
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
EducationUniversity of Aix-en-Provence
OccupationPhysician
Parent(s)Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud
Louise (de) Garibel
Relatives Pierre Joseph Garidel (maternal uncle)
Elementa physiologiae, 1749
First page of Précis de la médecine pratique.

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Aix-en-Provence Historical Society
  2. ^ a b c Encyclopédie méthodique, médecine, par une société de médecins.
  3. ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ Mappy[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Google Maps: Cours Lieutaud, Marseille, France

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