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Henri Fouquet

1727 – 1806

French doctor, officer, encyclopedist and teacher

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Lived 1727 – 1806 (aged 79). Henri Fouquet was a French physician and encyclopédistes.

Henri Fouquet (31 July 1727 – 10 October 1806) was an 18th-century French physician.

He was a student of Gabriel François Venel at the .

A military physician, inspector of the army of the Pyrénées-Orientales, he held the first chair of internal clinic of Montpellier from 1794 to 1803.

He collaborated with the Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, was a member of the Institut de France and chevalier of the Légion d'honneur (decree dated 17 July 1804).

In 1800 he went to Andalusia to analyze the variations of the pulse based on various conditions and provided graphical representations of these conditions.

Works Wetsh, with inset comments by Henri Fouquet, Medicina ex pulsu, sive systema doctrinae sphygmicae, Vindobonae, 1770. Discours sur la Clinique, Montpellier, at G. Izar and A. Ricard, Imprimeurs de l’École de Médecine.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Henri Fouquet?

French doctor, officer, encyclopedist and teacher

When was Henri Fouquet born?

Henri Fouquet was born on 31 July 1727 in Montpellier.

When did Henri Fouquet die?

Henri Fouquet died on 10 October 1806.

What was Henri Fouquet's occupation?

Henri Fouquet was a physician and encyclopédistes.

What nationality was Henri Fouquet?

Henri Fouquet was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henri Fouquet

· Wikidata: Q1605827

· DBpedia: Henri Fouquet

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