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

Biography

Early life

Joseph Lieutaud was born on 21 June 1703 at 31 Rue Cardinale in

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.Aix-en-Provence Historical Society
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/ref> His father was Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud, a lawyer, and his mother, Louise (de) Garibel. He started studying

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, 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

. He graduated from the University of Aix-en-Provence in 1725. He was elected a

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in 1739.

Career

By 1750, he became a doctor in the royal infirmary, then a pediatrician to the

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court, and eventually the personal physician of King

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. He published an essay on human anatomy. His ''Précis de médecine pratique'', published in four instalments (between 1760 and 1776), shows how forward-thinking medical sciences were at that time.

Death

He died on 6 December 1780 in

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Legacy

*A street in the centre of

, ''Rue Lieutaud'', is named in his honour. *An avenue in the centre of

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, ''Cours Lieutaud'', is also named in his honour.Google Maps: Cours Lieutaud, Marseille, France
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lieutaud, Joseph 1703 births 1780 deaths People from Aix-en-Provence Aix-Marseille University alumni French anatomists Academic staff of the University of Paris Members of the French Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Royal Society