Jean Descemet was a French physician and botanist (1732–1810) who first described what is now known as

Descemet's membrane Descemet's membrane ( or the Descemet membrane) is the basement membrane that lies between the corneal proper substance, also called stroma, and the endothelial layer of the cornea. It is composed of different kinds of collagen (Type IV and VIII) ...

of the eye. He studied medicine in Paris (doctorate in 1757) and in 1759 he published a ''Catalog of the plants in the Garden of the Apothecaries in Paris according to their genera and the characteristics of their flowers, using Mr. Tournefort's method'' ( French: ''Catalogue des plantes du jardin de MM. les apothicaires de Paris, suivant leurs genres et les caractères des fleurs, conformément à la méthode de M. Tournefort'') (1759). He is also known for his book ''Observations sur la choroide'', which describes the

choroid The choroid, also known as the choroidea or choroid coat, is a part of the uvea, the vascular layer of the eye, and contains connective tissues, and lies between the retina and the sclera. The human choroid is thickest at the far extreme rear ...

layer of the eye and was published in 1768 by L'Imprimerie Royale.

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1732 births 1810 deaths 18th-century French physicians {{France-med-bio-stub