Pierre Fouquier

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Pierre Éloi Fouquier (26 July 1776 – 1850) was a physician and professor of medicine. Fouquier was born in Maissemy. He died in Paris.

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He was a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in 1820 and its president in 1842. He was a member of the High Commission for Medical Studies. He was the doctor of Charles X (1757-1836) and of Louis-Philippe (1773-1850) in 1840. He was Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1847. He is a translator of the "Treatise on Medicine" by Celse and the "Elements of Medicine" by Brown.

Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788-1850) named the genus Fouquieria in his honor.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kunth, Carl Sigismund (1823). "Nova genera et species plantarum. Vol 6: 81". Retrieved 2024-06-26.



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