Joseph Lieutaud
Joseph Lieutaud was a French physician.Biography
Early life
Joseph Lieutaud was born on June 21, 1703 at 31 Rue Cardinale in Aix-en-Provence. His father was Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud, a lawyer, and his mother, Louise Garibel. He started studying botany, 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 Aix-en-Provence. He graduated from the University of Aix-en-Provence in 1725.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1739.Career
By 1750, he became a doctor in the royal infirmary, then a pediatrician to the Louis XV court, and eventually the personal physician of King Louis XVI.
He published an essay on human anatomy. His Précis de médecine pratique, published in four instalments, shows how forward-thinking medical sciences were at that time.Death
He died on December 06, 1780 in Versailles.Legacy
- A street in the centre of Aix-en-Provence, Rue Lieutaud, is named in his honour.
- An avenue in the centre of Marseille, Cours Lieutaud, is also named in his honour.
