François-Emmanuel Fodéré (8 January 1764, in

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– 4 February 1835, in

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) was a French forensic physician. In 1787 he received his medical doctorate at the

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, then by way of a scholarship from

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, he furthered his education in Paris and London. Afterwards, he enlisted in the

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, and took part in the sieges of

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and

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. He taught classes in chemistry and physics in

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at the

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. During the latter years of his life he suffered from eye disease, affecting his ability to read and write; thus his daughter wrote under his dictation. Fodere

Selected works

His six-volume ''Traité de médecine légale et d'hygiène publique ou de police de santé'' (1813) was a standard work of legal medicine in France during the early part of the 19th century. Among his other writings are the following: * ''Essai sur le goitre et le crétinage'', 1792 – Essay on

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and cretinism. * ''Recherches expérimentales faites a l'hôpital civil et militaire de Martiques'', 1810 – Experimental research made at the civil and military hospital of Martiques. * ''Voyages aux Alpes-Maritimes'' (2 volumes, 1821) – Travel to the

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. * ''Leçons sur les épidémies et l'hygiène publique, faites à la Faculté de médecine de Strasbourg'', 1822–24 – Lessons on epidemics and public health made at the Strasbourg faculty of medicine.Fodéré, François-Emmanuel (1764–1835)
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