Joseph Lieutaud

Joseph Lieutaud (21 June 1703 – 6 December 1780) was a French physician.

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
RelativesPierre Joseph Garidel (maternal uncle)
Elementa physiologiae, 1749
First page of Précis de la médecine pratique.

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. Aix-en-Provence Historical Society
  2. Encyclopédie méthodique, médecine, par une société de médecins.
  3. "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. Mappy
  5. Google Maps: Cours Lieutaud, Marseille, France
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.