Gustave-Antoine Richelot (1806 – September 1893) was a French physician born in
Nantes. He was the father of surgeon Louis-Gustave Richelot (1844-1924).
In 1831 he earned his doctorate in Paris with the dissertation, ''De la uterine phlébite''. During his career he worked as a
dispensary physician and for the ''Bureaux de bienfaisance''. He is remembered for providing French translations of English medical works, such as:
* ''Oeuvres chirurgicales complètes d’Astley Cooper'' (1835), a translation of
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (23 August 176812 February 1841) was a British surgeon and anatomist, who made contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the patholog ...
's surgical works, written in collaboration with surgeon
Charles Marie Edouard Chassaignac.
* ''Oeuvres complètes de John Hunter'' (4 volumes 1838-42), a translation of
John Hunter's works from an edition by
James Frederick Palmer
Sir James Frederick Palmer (7 June 1803 – 23 April 1871) was a medical practitioner, Victorian pioneer, first President of the Victorian Legislative Council and Mayor of Melbourne.
Early life
Palmer was born in Great Torrington, Devonshire ...
.
* ''Traité pratique des maladies des yeux'' (1844), a translation of
William Mackenzie's "A practical treatise on the diseases of the eye", with annotations by surgeon
Stanislas Laugier.
Among Richelot's original works was a treatise on prostitution in England and Scotland titled ''De la prostitution en Angleterre et en Écosse'' (1857), and a work on women in the medical profession called ''La femme-médecin'' (1875). Richelot was the last surviving founding member of the journal ''L'Union médicale''.
References
Pagel: Biographical Dictionary(translated from German)
External links
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19th-century French physicians
Physicians from Nantes
1806 births
1893 deaths
19th-century French writers
French male writers
19th-century French male writers
Writers from Nantes
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