Gaspard Goyrand
Gaspard Goyrand (3 February 1803 – 23 June 1866) was a French general practitioner, surgeon and politician from Aix-en-Provence. He helped treat cholera from 1835 to 1854, while serving as Deputy Mayor of Aix from 1838 to 1848.
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| Born | Gaspard Goyrand 3 February 1803 |
| Died | 23 June 1866 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | France |
| Occupation | physician, surgeon, politician |
| Parent(s) | Gabriel-Antoine Goyrand Marie Eulalie Ravanas |
| Relatives | Jean-Louis Goyrand (paternal great-uncle) |
Early life
Jean-Gaspard Goyrand was born in 1803.[1] He was the son of Gabriel-Antoine Goyrand (1754-1826), a religious painter, and Marie Eulalie Ravanas (1762-1825).[1] His father was in exile in Italy during the French Revolution of 1789, and later returned to Aix.[1] His great-uncle, Jean-Louis Goyrand (1718-1790), was a Professor of Medicine at the University of Aix-en-Provence.[1]
He received his doctorate degree in Paris in 1828, where he was taught by Guillaume Dupuytren.[2] He later disagreed with his former professor.[3]
Career
He practised as a physician and surgeon in Aix-en-Provence.[1] From 1835 to 1854, he treated patients suffering from cholera.[1] In the 1850s, he moved to Lourmarin during a third epidemic of cholera.[1] He also served as supervisor of the hot spring in Aix, meant to cure diseases at the time.[1]
From 1838 to 1848, he served as the Deputy-Mayor of Aix-en-Provence.[1][2]
He is remembered for a type of wrist-spraining which was named after him.[4]
Death
He died in 1866.[1]
Legacy
The Rue Goyrand, in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence, is named in his honour. It runs from the Rue Laroque to the Rue Frédéric Mistral.[5]
References
- Rues d'Aix
- genealogy
- Raoul Tubiana, Caroline Leclercq, Lawrence C. Hurst, Marie A. Badalamente, Evelyn J. Mackin, Dupuytren's Disease, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2000, p. 7
- [Goyrand J.G.B (1803-1866), surgeon and academicia...[Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 1992] - PubMed Result
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