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René Laennec
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French medical doctor and musician. His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and professor of medicine in 1823. His final appointments were that of head of the medi…
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science · French physician (1781–1826) · physician · inventor · professor · also René Laennec, Rene Laennec, Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec, Laennec
Born 17 February 1781 · Died 13 August 1826 · Q219621
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2021· 1 entry
Le Dauphiné Libéré: Podcast C’est arrivé le 13 août 1826 : René Laennec l’inventeur du stéthoscope décède
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2020· 2 entries
Linternaute.com: René Laennec : biographie de l'inventeur du stéthoscope
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Le Dauphiné Libéré: Soignants d’hier, rues d’aujourd’hui : René Laennec
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2016· 9 entries
Ouest-France: Le docteur René Laennec mis à l'honneur sur Google
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The Financial Express: Google doodle honours stethoscope inventor Rene Laennec on 235th birthday
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The Mirror: Rene Laennec celebrated with Google Doodle marking 235th birthday of stethoscope inventor
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SiliconRepublic: Remembering Rene Laennec, the man behind your heartbeat
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TheHealthSite: Google Doodle celebrates Rene Laennec's 235th birthday. Here's the story behind the invention of the stethoscope
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The Financial Express: Google Doodle pays tribute to stethoscope inventor Rene Laennec on 235th birthday
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NDTV: Google Doodle Pays Tribute To Rene Laennec On His 235th Birthday
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Sydney Morning Herald: Google doodle celebrates stethoscope inventor René Laennec's 235th birthday
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India.com: Google Doodle celebrates René Laennec’s 235th birthday- The man who invented the stethoscope
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1826· 1 entry
Died 1826-08-13.
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1821· 1 entry
As late as 1885, a professor of medicine stated, "He that hath ears to hear, let him use his ears and not a stethoscope
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1819· 1 entry
Published his masterpiece On Mediate Auscultation
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1816· 1 entry
[he was] consulted by a young woman laboring under general symptoms of diseased heart, and in whose case percussion and the application of the hand were of little avail on account of the great degree of fatness
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1804· 1 entry
While still a medical student, he was the first person to lecture on melanoma
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1781· 1 entry
Born 1781-02-17.
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