René Laennec
French physician (1781–1826)
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- René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French medical doctor and musician.
- He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions.
- His final appointments were that of head of the medical clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and professor at the Collège de France.
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French medical doctor and musician. His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and professor of medicine in 1823. His final appointments were that of head of the medical clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and professor at the Collège de France. He went into a coma and subsequently died of tuberculosis on 13 August 1826, at age 45.
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