Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q679098 · wikidata
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Guillaume Dupuytren
1777-10-03 – 1835-02-08
Life & Legacy
Guillaume Dupuytren, Baron Dupuytren (UK: , US: , French: [ɡijom dypɥitʁɛ̃]; 5 October 1777 – 8 February 1835) was a French anatomist and military surgeon. Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bonaparte's hemorrhoids he is best known today for his description of Dupuytren's contracture, which is named after him and on which he first operated in 1831 and published in The Lancet in 1834.
Occupation & Career
physician, university teacher, pathologist, surgeon, anatomist
Education
Collège de la Marche; University of Paris
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Officer of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the Legion of Honour
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the Legion of Honour
Employer
University of Paris
Organizations & Memberships
Académie Nationale de Médecine · Academy of Sciences of Turin · French Academy of Sciences · Société Philomathique de Paris
Education & Institutions
Collège de la Marche · University of Paris
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q679098 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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