Joseph Lieutaud

Joseph Lieutaud
Born	21 June 1703 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died	6 December 1780 (1780-12-07) (aged 77) Versailles, Île-de-France, France
Education	University of Aix-en-Provence
Occupation	Physician
Parent(s)	Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud Louise (de) Garibel
Relatives	Pierre Joseph Garidel (maternal uncle)

Elementa physiologiae, 1749

First page of Précis de la médecine pratique.

Joseph Lieutaud (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf ljøto]; 21 June 1703 – 6 December 1780) was a French physician.

Biography

Early life

Joseph Lieutaud was born on 21 June 1703 at 31 Rue Cardinale in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2] His father was Jean-Baptiste Lieutaud, a lawyer, and his mother, Louise (de) Garibel.[1][2] He started studying botany, following in the wake of his uncle, Pierre Joseph Garidel, and went on to be called upon as a doctor in the Hotel-Dieu in Aix-en-Provence.[1] He graduated from the University of Aix-en-Provence in 1725.[1]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1739.[3]

Career

By 1750, he became a doctor in the royal infirmary, then a pediatrician to the Louis XV court, and eventually the personal physician of King Louis XVI.[1][2]

He published an essay on human anatomy.[1] His Précis de médecine pratique, published in four instalments (between 1760 and 1776), shows how forward-thinking medical sciences were at that time.[1]

Death

He died on 6 December 1780 in Versailles.[1]

Legacy

• A street in the centre of Aix-en-Provence, Rue Lieutaud, is named in his honour.[4]
• An avenue in the centre of Marseille, Cours Lieutaud, is also named in his honour.[5]

References

1. Aix-en-Provence Historical Society
2. Encyclopédie méthodique, médecine, par une société de médecins.
3. "Fellow details". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
4. Mappy^[permanent dead link‍]
5. Google Maps: Cours Lieutaud, Marseille, France