Pierre Fouquier

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Pierre Éloi Fouquier (26 July 1776 – 1850) was a physician and professor of medicine.

Fouquier was born in Maissemy. He died in Paris.

Titles and works

He was a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in 1820 and its president in 1842.

He was a member of the High Commission for Medical Studies.

He was the doctor of Charles X (1757–1836) and of Louis-Philippe (1773–1850) in 1840.

He was Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1847.

He is a translator of the "Treatise on Medicine" by Celse and the "Elements of Medicine" by Brown.

Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788–1850) named the genus Fouquieria in his honor.{{cite web |last=Kunth |first=Carl Sigismund |date=1823 |title=Nova genera et species plantarum. Vol 6: 81 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7105#page/87/mode/1up |accessdate=2024-06-26}}

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