Jacques tavern

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Jacques Taverne (* unknown; † unknown) was a Prussian military surgeon and oculist in the mid-18th century.

Life

It is unclear whether the tavern was a Prussian Huguenot based in Prussia or a foreign guest surgeon. During this time there were efforts on royal orders to recruit foreign surgeons to improve medical quality.

Since 1753 Taverne was in the service of Frederick II as a military surgeon . Due to the unhelpful employment of the oculist Joseph Hillmers as a professor at the Collegium medico-chirurgicum , it was not surprising to award scholarships to French surgeons. Taverne trained with Jacques Daviel , the surgeon and oculist of Louis XIV in Paris .

There is evidence of his surgical activity until 1756 - he married Charlotte Cregut in Berlin.

Act

Taverne was the first oculist who practiced the therapy method of lens extraction according to Daviel , in Berlin . In 1755 he performed his operations in the presence of the press and spectators. His successes in operations are documented in press releases (Berlinische Nachrichten). In the Collegium medico-chirurgicum, starling extraction was only established as a standard procedure from 1782.

literature

 Aloys Henning:  On the paradigm shift in cataract surgery, especially in Berlin from 1755.  In:  Würzburg medical history reports.  Volume 18, 1999

 Aloys Henning: French oculists in Germany : In: 33 contributions to the history of ophthalmology / Contributions à l'Histoire de l'Ophtalmologie , JHG (ed.), Facultas Verlag, Vienna (1991), pp. 3-14. ISBN 3-85076-296-3

personal data
SURNAME Tavern, Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian military surgeon and oculist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH 18th century or 19th century