Pierre Brasdor

Pierre Brasdor (1721-September 28, 1799), French surgeon, was born in the province of Maine. He took his degree in Paris as master of surgery in 1752, and was appointed regius professor of anatomy and director of the Academy of Surgery. He was a skillful operator, whose name was long attached to a ligature he devised; and he was an ardent advocate of inoculation. He died in Paris on the 28th of September 1799.

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