Peter Chamberlen may refer to: *

Peter Chamberlen the elder Peter Chamberlen the elder (c.1560–1631) was a French barber-surgeon who grew up in England and worked in London. With an interest in obstetrics, he was unusual for the time for his role as a " man-midwife"; and came into conflict with the estab ...

(c.1560–1631), French-English surgeon and man-midwife *

Peter Chamberlen the younger Peter Chamberlen (or Pierre) (1572–1626) was the younger of two brothers with the same forename, the sons of Guillaume (William) Chamberlen (c. 1540 – 1596), a Huguenot surgeon who fled from Paris to England in 1569. The Chamberlens are famou ...

(1572–1626), English surgeon, brother of Peter Chamberlen the elder *

Peter Chamberlen the third Peter Chamberlen M.D. (1601–1683), known as Peter the Third, was an English physician. The obstetrical forceps as invention has been credited to the Chamberlen family: the earliest evidence of what was a family trade secret points to his having i ...

(1601–1683), English physician, son of Peter Chamberlen the younger

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