Lazare Rivière was a French physician who made influential contributions to early modern medicine. During his career he specialized in pharmacology, anatomy, and surgery and was the first physician to describe aortic valve inflammation.
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Lazare Rivière was a French physician who made influential contributions to early modern medicine. During his career he specialized in pharmacology, anatomy, and surgery and was the first physician to describe aortic valve inflammation. He was a leading professor at the University of Montpellier and served as a physician to King Louis XIII.
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FranceCategory
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Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1589 to 1655 · aged 66
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