Ambroise Paré

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Ambroise Paré was a pioneering 16th-century French surgeon often regarded as the father of modern surgery for his innovative techniques in wound treatment and surgical practice.

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Ambroise Paré canonical 7

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instanceOf French person ⓘ
human ⓘ
medical writer ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1510 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1590-12-20 ⓘ
describedAs father of modern surgery ⓘ
educatedAt Hôtel-Dieu de Paris ⓘ
employer French royal court ⓘ
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
familyName Paré ⓘ
fieldOfWork military medicine ⓘ
surgery ⓘ
wound treatment ⓘ
givenName Ambroise ⓘ
influenced Andreas Vesalius ⓘ
modern surgery ⓘ
influencedBy Guy de Chauliac ⓘ
knownFor abandoning boiling oil for gunshot wounds ⓘ
advances in battlefield surgery ⓘ
being a founder of modern surgery ⓘ
challenging cauterization with hot irons ⓘ
development of surgical instruments ⓘ
early use of prosthetic limbs ⓘ
innovative wound treatment techniques ⓘ
use of ligatures of arteries during amputations ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French ⓘ
name Ambroise Paré ⓘ
notableWork La Méthode de traicter les playes faites par les arquebuses et aultres bastons à feu ⓘ
Les Oeuvres d'Ambroise Paré ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
barber-surgeon ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ
placeOfBirth Laval, France ⓘ
placeOfBurial Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
placeOfDeath Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
positionHeld royal surgeon ⓘ
surgeon to King Charles IX of France ⓘ
surgeon to King Francis II of France ⓘ
surgeon to King Henry II of France ⓘ
surgeon to King Henry III of France ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
usedMethod ligation of arteries instead of cauterization ⓘ
ointment treatment for gunshot wounds instead of boiling oil ⓘ
workLocation Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris

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