Antoine Mérindol (1570-1624) was a French doctor.
/ref>Claude-François Achard, ''Dictionnaire De la Provence Et Du Comté-Venaissin: Contenant la 1 Partie de l'histoire des hommes illustres de la Provence'', Mossy, 1786, Volume 3, p. 51

/ref>Pierre-Joseph Buchoz, ''Dictionnaire des eaux minérales: contenant leur histoire naturelle, des observations générales et des notices particulières sur différentes fontaines : une bibliographie hydrologique, etc.'', 1775, Volume 2, p. 1

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Biography

He was born on 20 October 1570 in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

. In 1616, he became doctor to

Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

, who served as

King of France France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the first ...

from 1610 to 1643. He also taught at

Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille University (AMU; french: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as ''Université d'Aix-Marseille'') is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II o ...

. He wrote articles about the medical benefits of taking baths with hot springs from Aix.Jean-Joseph Expilly, ''Dictionnaire géographique, historique et politique des Gaules et de la France'', Volume 5, Desaint et Saillant, 1768, p. 88

/ref>Louis-Joseph-Marie Robert, ''Essai historique et médical sur les eaux Thermales d'Aix connues sous le nom d'Eaux de Sextius'', G. Mouret, 1812, p. 5

/ref> He had a son, Jean Mérindol. He died on 26 December 1624.

Legacy

The ''Rue Mérindol'' in Aix-en-Provence was named in his honor in 1894, having formerly been named Rue des Baux for Gilles des Baux.

Bibliography

*''Apologie pour les Bains d'Aix'' (Aix-en-Provence: Jean Courraud, 1600).

References

1570 births 1624 deaths People from Aix-en-Provence 17th-century French physicians Academic staff of Aix-Marseille University {{France-med-bio-stub