Pierre Éloi Fouquier (26 July 1776 - 1850) was a physician and professor of medicine.Fouquier was born in Maissemy. He died in Paris.
He was a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in 1820 and its president in 1842.He was a member of the High Commission for Medical Studies.He was the doctor of Charles X (1757–1836) and of Louis-Philippe (1773–1850) in 1840.He was Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1847.He is a translator of the "Treatise on Medicine" by Celse and the "Elements of Medicine" by Brown.
Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788–1850) named the genus Fouquieria in his honor.[1]