François Jean-Pierre Henri Azéma, called Mazaé Azéma, was a French politician and doctor of
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
nais birth. Born in
Saint-Denis on 17 July 1823, he died on 28 July 1886. He was a surgeon who had studied
urology.
From 1862 till 1870, he was a vice-president of the
Society of the sciences and the arts of La Réunion. In 1864, he became member corresponding of the
Society of surgery of Paris and the
Society of Anthropology of Paris
The Society of Anthropology of Paris (french: Société d’Anthropologie de Paris) is a French learned society for anthropology founded by Paul Broca in 1859. Broca served as the Secrétaire-général of SAP, and in that capacity responded to a l ...
, and corresponding member of the Royal Society of the arts and the sciences of the island Mauriceen on 1865.
He served on the
General Council of Réunion from 1867, and received the
Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
in 1877.
culture.gouv.fr : certificate of the legion of honour
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Biographical information
19th-century French physicians
French urologists
Politicians from Réunion
People from Saint-Denis, Réunion
1823 births
1886 deaths
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
People from Réunion of French descent
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