Peter Chamberlen (other)
Peter Chamberlen may refer to: * Peter Chamberlen the elder (c.1560–1631), French-English surgeon and man-midwife *Peter Chamberlen the younger (1572–1626), English surgeon, brother of Peter Chamberlen the elder * Peter Chamberlen the third (1601–1683), English physician, son of Peter Chamberlen the younger See also *Peter Chamberlin Peter Hugh Girard Chamberlin (31 March 1919, London – 23 May 1978, Berkshire), most commonly known as Joe Chamberlin, was a post-War English architect most famous for his work on the Barbican Estate in London. Biography Chamberlin was born o ...

Peter Chamberlen The Elder
Peter Chamberlen the elder (c.1560–1631) was a French barber-surgeon who grew up in England and worked in London. With an interest in obstetrics, he was unusual for the time for his role as a " man-midwife"; and came into conflict with the established College of Physicians of London. Life Chamberlen became surgeon to Queen Anne of Denmark, wife of James I and accoucheur to Queen Henrietta Maria, Charles I's queen. Admitted to the College of Barber-Surgeons in 1598, he came into serious conflict with the College for prescribing medicines contrary to their rules. In 1612 he was committed to Newgate prison for this offence and only released after the intercession of the Lord Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed surgeon to Queen Anne in 1614 and was present at the birth of Charles II in 1630.Russell, LesleyAn Asclepiad family − The Chamberlens and DeLaunes, 1569–1792: Five generations of surgeons, physicians, accoucheurs and apothecaries.Journal of ...
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Peter Chamberlen The Younger
Peter Chamberlen (or Pierre) (1572–1626) was the younger of two brothers with the same forename, the sons of Guillaume (William) Chamberlen (c. 1540 – 1596), a Huguenot surgeon who fled from Paris to England in 1569. The Chamberlens are famous for inventing the modern use of Forceps in childbirth, obstetrical forceps. It remained a family secret for nearly two centuries and through four generations of accoucheur. The scanty evidence for the early use of the forceps only suggests, however, that Peter Chamberlen the third, in the next generation, may have had it. Peter the Elder Peter the Younger Peter the Younger lived from 1572 to 1626 and worked as surgeon and obstetrician. He married Sara Delaune, the daughter of William Delaune (physician), William Delaune, a Huguenot refugee physician and minister, and the sister of Gideon Delaune, apothecary. They had eight children, among them Dr. Peter Chamberlen (1601–1683) (see below). Peter the Elder is believed to be the invent ...
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Peter Chamberlen The Third
Peter Chamberlen M.D. (1601–1683), known as Peter the Third, was an English physician. The obstetrical forceps as invention has been credited to the Chamberlen family: the earliest evidence of what was a family trade secret points to his having it in 1630. He continued the family tradition of trying to bring the profession of midwifery under their control. His writings blend ideas associated with the Fifth Monarchists and Levellers with social schemes of his own with a utopian flavour. Early life The eldest son of Peter Chamberlen the younger, he continued the family tradition of medicine and midwifery. He attended Merchant Taylors' School, then Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and took a medical degree at the University of Padua in 1619, leading to his being admitted to degrees also at Oxford and Cambridge. He attended the birth of the future King Charles II by Queen Henrietta Maria. Chamberlen was a noted medical doctor, and public health advocate. In 1643 he revived the idea of ...
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