- Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (
February 15 ,1755 –September 18 ,1821 ) was an important figure in the history of French medicine. Born in the French village ofDricourt in 1755, Corvisart gained early notoriety for his translation ofLeopold von Auenbrugg 's "Inventum Novum" fromLatin into French. Corvisart was especially fond of Auenbrugg's use of chest percussion as adiagnostic tool , and began to perfect the technique.In 1797, Corvisart began to teach at the Collège de France, where he gained a reputation as an expert in
cardiology .In 1804, Corvisart became the primary physician of
Napoléon Bonaparte , who he continued to attend to until Bonaparte's exile to St. Helena Island October 1815. He died six years later atCourbevoie .
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