Nicolas Andry de Bois-Regard was a French physician and writer. He played a significant role in the early history of both parasitology and orthopedics, the name for which is taken from Andry's book Orthopédie.
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![The subject of this portrait, by Jean François de Troy, was originally recorded as anonymous, but later said to be Andry; according to modern research, its subject cannot be reliably established, and there is no certain portrait of Andry.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Portrait_of_Nicolas_Andre_%28Andry%29_Wellcome_L0000013.jpg/1280px-Portrait_of_Nicolas_Andre_%28Andry%29_Wellcome_L0000013.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The subject of this portrait, by Jean François de Troy, was originally recorded as anonymous, but later said to be Andry; according to modern research, its subject cannot be reliably established, and there is no certain portrait of Andry.[1]
Title page of the English translation of Andry's Breeding of Worms
Illustrations drawn from microscopic observation, from Breeding of Worms
Frontispiece of OrthopaediaAcademics from France 6
About this person
Country
FranceCategory
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1658 to 1742 · aged 84
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