Charles Patin
Charles Patin by Antoine Masson, 1685
Charles Patin (1633 - 1693) was a French physician and numismatist. He was the son of Guy Patin, headmaster of the school of medicine in Paris, and a friend of Jacob Spon. Trained first by his father, he obtained a law degree and then chose to study medicine. He became best known for his numismatic work. He married the moralist author Madeleine Patin and their daughter Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin became a painter and numismatist, and his daughter Charlotte-Catherine Patin became a writer.
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