Claudius Amyand
Claudius Amyand (* 1680 in Paris ; † July 6, 1740 ) was a French surgeon .
Life
He was a surgeon in the English army and the British King George II. In 1716 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society . In 1735 Amyand managed the first successful appendectomy (appendectomy) at St. George's Hospital in London .
literature
- Amyand, Claud. In: Robert Watt: Bibliotheca Britannica or A General Index to British and Foreign Literature. 4 volumes, Constable [ua], Edinburgh [ua] 1824 (list of works)
- Amyand, Claudius. In: George Long: The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 4 volumes, Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, London 1842–1844
- Amyand, Claudius. In: Thompson Cooper: A New Biographical Dictionary. Bell, London 1873
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Blair Deaver: Appendicitis , 3rd. Edition, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia 1905, pp. 34-36.
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SURNAME | Amyand, Claudius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French surgeon |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1680 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1740 |