Joseph Lieutaud
Joseph Lieutaud (1703-1780) was a French doctor.
Biography
Early life
Joseph Lieutaud was born on June 21, 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. He would constantly learn more from his patients and from the dissections he would perform on their corpses. He graduated from the University of Aix-en-Provence in 1725.[1]
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]
He was also a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and of the Royal Society of London, and President of the University of Paris.
Death
He died on December 06, 1780 in Versailles.[1]
Legacy
- A street in the centre of Aix-en-Provence, Rue Lieutaud, is named in his honour.[3]
- An avenue in the centre of Marseille, Cours Lieutaud, is also named in his honour.[4]
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