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Philippe-Jean Pelletan

French surgeon · France · On the map · Doctors · Lived 1747 to 1829 · aged 82

Philippe-Jean Pelletan was a French surgeon born in Paris. Son of a surgeon, Pelletan was a member of the Académie Royale de Chirurgie and of the Académie des Sciences. He was a professor to the Faculté de Médecine de Paris, and in 1789 elected surgeon of the Garde Nationale.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour

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On 13 July 1793, moments after the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday, Pelletan was present at the crime scene. The minutes on the death certificate bear his signature.

Country
France
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1747 to 1829 · aged 82