François Vautier Explained

François Vautier (sometimes written Vauthier), (born in 1589 in Arles; died on 4 July 1652 in Paris) was a French medical doctor and botanist.^[1]

Biography

Vautier obtained his title of doctor in 1612 in Montpellier. He was Marie de' Medici's personal physician and close friend, which displeases Richelieu and lands him in prison. He was released after the cardinal's death in 1642.^[2]

First physician to the king

He was appointed First Physician to King Louis XIV in 1646. He treated Monsieur, the only brother of Louis XIV, which earned him the abbey of Saint-Taurin d' Évreux. He was superintendent of the King's Garden and introduced the teaching of anatomy there.Vautier was one of the first to use cinchona bark.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Chomel, Jean Baptiste Louis. Essai historique sur la médecine en France. 1762. chez Lottin l'ainé, libraire-imprimeur de monseigneur le duc de Berry, rue S. Jacques, près S. Yves, au Coq. fr.
2. Book: Essai historique sur la médecine en France. Chomel. Jean Baptiste Louis. 1762.
3. Book: Guerrini, Anita. The Courtiers' Anatomists: Animals and Humans in Louis XIV's Paris. 2015-05-27. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-24833-2. en.
4. Book: Heynick, Frank. Jews and Medicine: An Epic Saga. 2002. KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. 978-0-88125-773-1. en.