Antoine Mérindol Explained

Antoine Mérindol
Birth Date:	20 October 1570
Birth Place:	Aix-en-Provence
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Doctor
Children:	Jean Mérindol

Antoine Mérindol (1570-1624) was a French doctor.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

He was born on 20 October 1570 in Aix-en-Provence.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1616, he became doctor to Louis XIII of France, who served as King of France from 1610 to 1643.^{[1] [2] [3]} He also taught at Aix-Marseille University.^{[1] [3]} He wrote articles about the medical benefits of taking baths with hot springs from Aix.^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

He had a son, Jean Mérindol.^[1] He died on 26 December 1624.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Legacy

The Rue Mérindol in Aix-en-Provence was named in his honor in 1894, having formerly been named Rue des Baux for Gilles des Baux.^[1]

Bibliography

• Apologie pour les Bains d'Aix (Aix-en-Provence: Jean Courraud, 1600).^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://ruesdaix.ag13.pagesperso-orange.fr/html/MERINDOL.html Association généalogique des Bouches-du-Rhône
2. Claude-François Achard, Dictionnaire De la Provence Et Du Comté-Venaissin: Contenant la 1 Partie de l'histoire des hommes illustres de la Provence, Mossy, 1786, Volume 3, p. 511 https://books.google.com/books?id=uxdDAAAAcAAJ&dq=%22Antoine+M%C3%A9rindol%22&pg=PA512
3. Pierre-Joseph Buchoz, Dictionnaire des eaux minérales: contenant leur histoire naturelle, des observations générales et des notices particulières sur différentes fontaines : une bibliographie hydrologique, etc., 1775, Volume 2, p. 11 https://books.google.com/books?id=q2E_AAAAcAAJ&dq=%22Antoine+M%C3%A9rindol%22&pg=PA11
4. Jean-Joseph Expilly, Dictionnaire géographique, historique et politique des Gaules et de la France, Volume 5, Desaint et Saillant, 1768, p. 888 https://books.google.com/books?id=T1Q_AAAAcAAJ&dq=%22Antoine+M%C3%A9rindol%22&pg=PA888
5. Louis-Joseph-Marie Robert, Essai historique et médical sur les eaux Thermales d'Aix connues sous le nom d'Eaux de Sextius, G. Mouret, 1812, p. 52 https://books.google.com/books?id=GxjfFYixRmgC&dq=%22Antoine+M%C3%A9rindol%22&pg=PA52