Frédéric Jules Sichel (14 May 1802 – 11 November 1868) was a German-born, French physician and

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. Sichel was born in

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. From 1820 he studied medicine at the universities of

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and

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, then from 1825 to 1829 worked as assistant to

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. In 1829 he relocated to

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, where in 1833 he received his doctorate with the dissertation-thesis "''Propositions générales sur l'ophthalmologie, suivies de l'histoire de l'ophthalmie rhumatismale"''. In 1833 he acquired French citizenship.SICHEL (Julius Friedrich)
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at

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and for a period of time, gave courses in ophthalmology at the

Hôpital Saint-Antoine Sorbonne University (french: Sorbonne Université; la Sorbonne: 'the Sorbonne') is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon ...

. He is credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to France from Austria and Germany. Sichel trained several famous ophthalmologists (

Louis-Auguste Desmarres Louis-Auguste Desmarres (September 22, 1810 – August 22, 1882) was a French ophthalmologist born in Évreux, Eure. Background After obtaining his medical degree he became an assistant to Frédéric Jules Sichel (1802–1868) in Paris. He ...

Charles Deval Charles Deval (December 6, 1806 – April 9, 1862) was a French ophthalmologist born in Pera, Constantinople, He was the son of dragoman Constantin Deval (1767–1816). He studied medicine in Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1834. For a few yea ...

, Charles de Hübsch and Wiktor Szokalski) at his Paris clinic. He was interested in

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and

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, writing extensively on the

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of Roman doctors. In entomology he specialized in

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– his collection being donated to the

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. Sichel died in Paris.

Publications

Archeology *''Nouveau recueil de pierres sigillaires d'oculistes romains pour la plupart inédites''... (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1866). Medical *''Traité de l'ophthalmie, la cataracte et l'amaurose, pour servir de supplément au Traité des maladies des yeux de Weller'' (G. Baillière, Paris, 1837). * ''Mémoire sur le glaucome'' (imprimerie de N.-J. Gregoir, Brussels, 1842). * ''Iconographie ophthalmologique, ou description... des maladies de l'organe de la vue... Text accompagné d'un atlas de 80 planches..''. (J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris, 1852-1859). Entomology * ''Guide de la chasse des hyménoptères'' (Deyrolle fils, Paris, 1859, new edition in 1868). * ''Catalogus specierum generis Scolia (sensu latiori), continens specierum diagnoses, descriptiones synonymiamque, additis annotationibus explanatoriis criticisque conscripserunt Henricus de Saussure... (Catalogue des espèces de l'ancien genre Scolia, contenant les diagnoses, les descriptions et la synonymie des espèces, avec des remarques explicatives et critiques'') (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1864).

Sources

Translated with minor additions from French Wikipedia *Anthony Musgrave (1932). ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, with biographical notes on authors and collectors'', Royal Zoological Society of News South Wales (Sydney) : viii + 380.

External links

whonamedit Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863 : online database - version 1.0 - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
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Étienne Mulsant Martial Étienne Mulsant (2 March 1797, Marnand, Rhône – 4 November 1880) was a French entomologist and ornithologist. Biography Initially employed in commerce, Mulsant wrote ''Lettres à Julie sur l'entomologie, suivies d'une description méth ...

, 1869 Notice sur le Dr. Jules Sichel ''Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon et des Société Botanique de Lyon, 17 (N.S.): 383-410. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sichel, Frederic Jules 1802 births 1868 deaths French entomologists Presidents of the Société entomologique de France Hymenopterists 19th-century French physicians French ophthalmologists French archaeologists Physicians from Frankfurt