Dominique Jean Larrey
From Wiki @ Karl Jones dot com
Dominique Jean Larrey (French: [larɛ]; 8 July 1766 – 25 July 1842) was a French surgeon in Napoleon's Grand Armée and an important innovator in battlefield medicine and triage.
He is often considered the first modern military surgeon.
Legacy
Larrey's writings are still regarded as valuable sources of surgical and medical knowledge and have been translated into all modern languages. Between 1800 and 1840 at least 28 books or articles were published.
His son Hippolyte (born 1808) was surgeon-in-ordinary to the emperor Napoleon III.
See also
External links
- Dominique Jean Larrey @ Wikipedia
