Pierre Fouquier


Pierre Éloi Fouquier 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 and of Louis-Philippe in 1840.
He was :fr:Liste des commandeurs de la Légion d'honneur|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.
George Engelmann named in his honor the genus Fouquieria .