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Esprit Calvet (; 28 November 1728 – 25 July 1810) was a French
physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...
and
collector.
Calvet came from a long established family in
Avignon
Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...
and was educated at the Jesuit college in the town. He studied medicine at the university in Avignon, in
Montpellier
Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...
and then in Paris. He returned to Avignon and became the first Professor of Medicine at the university. He eventually became the chief doctor of the Hôpitaux Sainte-Marte.
In his last will, dated 10 January 1810, Calvet donated his
cabinet of curiosities, his library and a few pictures to the town of Avignon. The donation was accepted by
Napoleon I in a decree dated 9 April 1811.
The collection is housed in the Musee Calvert on rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon.
See also
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Fondation Calvet
References
Sources
* (Originally published as: )
Further reading
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External links
Fondation Calvet official site
Musée Calvet & Musée Lapidaire official site
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1728 births
1810 deaths
French art collectors
18th-century French physicians