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Lazare Rivière
Lazare Rivière (September 1589 - 16 April 1655) was a French physician who made influential contributions to early modern medicine. During his career he specialized in pharmacology, anatomy, and surgery and was the first physician to describe aortic valve inflammation. He was a leading professor at the University of Montpellier and served as a physician to Louis XIII. Early life and education Lazare Rivière was born in Montpellier in September 1589 to Martin and Jacquette Rivière. His childhood is obscure, but Rivière was raised as Protestant. He was accepted into the University of Montpellier in 1606 and passed his baccalaureate on 28 January 1608. Rivière received his medical license in late 1610 or early 1611 before he received his doctorate in the middle of 1611 after writing his dissertation. Medical career Rivière applied to be a candidate for the Chair of Surgery and Pharmacy at the University of Montpellier's school of medicine in 1617, but was initially pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people lived in the city, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 787,705.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains. In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
