Auguste Nélaton. Wood engraving by W.B. after Ch. Reutlinger.

  • Reutlinger, Charles.
Date:
1873
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7371i
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"The late Dr. Nélaton. The eminent French surgeon, Auguste Nélaton, died, on Sunday, in Paris; he had been some time dangerously ill, and his death was announced by mistake a few weeks ago. He was born in 1807, was a pupil of Dupuytren, attained the degree of Doctor in 1836, and was created successively Surgeon of the Hospitals and Fellow of the Faculty of Medicine. In April, 1851, he became Professor of Clinical Surgery, and in 1867 received the title of Honorary Professor. Dr. Nélaton was appointed surgeon to the Emperor in 1866, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1867, and Senator in 1868. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences. It will be remembered how he detected the position of the bullet in the wound of Garibaldi's foot after the skirmish at Aspromonte in 1862. The late Mr. Richard Partridge, who also attended the case, thought no bullet was there; but Nélaton was right. The portrait is from a photograph by M. Reutlinger, of Paris."—Illustrated London news, loc. cit.

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1873

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1 print : wood engraving

References note

R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973, no. 2136.2

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Wellcome Collection 7371i

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