Pierre Sue
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| Born | 28 December 1739 |
| Died | 28 March 1816 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | librarian, physician |
Prof Pierre Sue FRSE (28 December 1739 – 28 March 1816) was a French anatomist, librarian and physician.
Life
He was born on 28 December 1739 the son of Jean-Joseph Sue and his wife, Jeanne Angelique Martin de Martin. His younger brother was Jean-Joseph Sue (1760-1830).
He qualified as a surgeon in 1763. In 1767 he became a Professor of Medicine in Paris. He was in this position through the French Revolution but in 1794 moved to the more sedate role of Librarian to the university.
In 1784 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Alexander Monro (secundus), Andrew Duncan, the elder and James Gregory.[1]
He died on 28 March 1816.
Publications
- Eloge de Louis (Elegy to Louis) (1792)
- The History of Galvanism (1805)
References
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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