About Lucien Leclerc
Lived 1816 – 1893 (aged 76). Lucien Leclerc was a French physician, medical historian, translator and orientalist.
Nicholas Lucien Leclerc (1816 in Ville-sur-Illon – 1893) was a French military doctor, translator, and influential early western historian of medicine in the medieval Islamic world. He was an assistant military surgeon in Algeria from 1840–44. His Histoire de la médecine arabe (Paris, 1876) was one of the first major histories of Arabic medicine, but has subsequently been superseded in many areas.
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Who was Lucien Leclerc?
French orientalist
When was Lucien Leclerc born?
Lucien Leclerc was born on 13 September 1816 in Ville-sur-Illon.
When did Lucien Leclerc die?
Lucien Leclerc died on 10 April 1893 in Ville-sur-Illon.
What was Lucien Leclerc's occupation?
Lucien Leclerc was a physician, medical historian, translator and orientalist.
What nationality was Lucien Leclerc?
Lucien Leclerc was French.
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