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Franz Leopold Lafontaine

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Franz Leopold Lafontaine
Franz Leopold Lafontaine
Born
Franz Anton Leopold

14 January 1756
Died12 December 1812
Mogilev[1]
NationalityGermany
OccupationSurgeon
Known forWork on catarrh
SpouseMaria Theresia Kornély


Franz Leopold Lafontaine with his wife Maria Theresia Kornély and daughters Zofia and Wiktoria

Franz Anton Leopold Lafontaine (14 January 1756 – 12 December 1812) was an eminent military surgeon. He was known as the editor of the first Polish medical journal and for his work on catarrh.

Lafontaine was the maternal grandfather of Princess Julia of Battenberg. He is an ancestor of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and his descendants including his son Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom. He is also an ancestor of the former Queen consort Victoria Eugenie of Spain and the present Spanish Royal Family.

References

  1. ^ Loringhoven, F. von (1958) Europäische Stammtafeln Vol. III (J. A. Stargardt, Marburg)
  • Kierzek, Andrzej (2010). "Franciszek Leopold Lafontaine (1756–1812) and his work on catarrh". Otolaryngol Pol (in Polish). 64 (2). Poland: 118–21. doi:10.1016/S0030-6657(10)70047-0. ISSN 0030-6657. PMID 20568542. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laysummary=, |laydate=, |month=, and |laysource= (help)


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