Frédéric Jules Sichel (14 May 1802 – 11 November 1868) was a German-born, French physician and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. Frédéric Jules Sichel was born in

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. From 1820, he studied medicine at the universities of

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and

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, then from 1825 to 1829 worked as an assistant to

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Friedrich Jäger von Jaxtthal Christoph Friedrich Jäger Ritter von Jaxtthal (4 September 1784 – 25 December 1871) was an Austrian ophthalmologist who was a native of Kirchberg an der Jagst. Early life and education He studied medicine in Vienna and Landshut, and in 180 ...

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. In 1829 he relocated to

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, where in 1833 he received his doctorate with the dissertation-thesis "''Propositions générales sur l'ophthalmologie, suivies de l'histoire de l'ophthalmie rhumatismale"''. In 1833 he acquired French citizenship.SICHEL (Julius Friedrich)
biuSante / Biographies In 1832 he established the first ophthalmic clinic in Paris,ADB:Sichel, Julius
at

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and for a period of time, gave courses in ophthalmology at the

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. He is credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to France from Austria and Germany. Sichel trained several famous ophthalmologists ( Louis-Auguste Desmarres,

Charles Deval Charles Deval (December 6, 1806 – April 9, 1862) was a French ophthalmologist born in Galata, Pera, Constantinople, He was the son of dragoman Constantin Deval (1767–1816). He studied medicine in University of Paris, Paris, receiving his doct ...

, Charles de Hübsch and Wiktor Szokalski) at his Paris clinic. He was interested in

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and

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, writing extensively on the

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of Roman doctors. In entomology he specialized in

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– his collection being donated to the

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Death

Frédéric Jules Sichel died in Paris on 11 November 1868.

Publications

Archeology *''Nouveau recueil de pierres sigillaires d'oculistes romains pour la plupart inédites''... (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1866). Medical *''Traité de l'ophthalmie, la cataracte et l'amaurose, pour servir de supplément au Traité des maladies des yeux de Weller'' (G. Baillière, Paris, 1837). * ''Mémoire sur le glaucome'' (imprimerie de N.-J. Gregoir, Brussels, 1842). * ''Iconographie ophthalmologique, ou description... des maladies de l'organe de la vue... Text accompagné d'un atlas de 80 planches..''. (J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris, 1852-1859). Entomology * ''Guide de la chasse des hyménoptères'' (Deyrolle fils, Paris, 1859, new edition in 1868). * ''Catalogus specierum generis Scolia (sensu latiori), continens specierum diagnoses, descriptiones synonymiamque, additis annotationibus explanatoriis criticisque conscripserunt Henricus de Saussure... (Catalogue des espèces de l'ancien genre Scolia, contenant les diagnoses, les descriptions et la synonymie des espèces, avec des remarques explicatives et critiques'') (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1864).

Sources

Translated with minor additions from French Wikipedia *Anthony Musgrave (1932). ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, with biographical notes on authors and collectors'', Royal Zoological Society of News South Wales (Sydney) : viii + 380.

External links

whonamedit Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863 : online database - version 1.0 - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
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Zoologica

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Étienne Mulsant Martial Étienne Mulsant (2 March 1797, Marnand, Rhône – 4 November 1880) was a French entomologist and ornithologist. Biography Initially employed in commerce, Mulsant wrote ''Lettres à Julie sur l'entomologie, suivies d'une description mét ...

, 1869 Notice sur le Dr. Jules Sichel ''Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon et des Société Botanique de Lyon'', 17 (N.S.): 383-410. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sichel, Frederic Jules 1802 births 1868 deaths Naturalized citizens of France French entomologists Presidents of the Société entomologique de France Hymenopterists 19th-century French physicians French ophthalmologists French archaeologists Physicians from Frankfurt Immigrants to France