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Philippe Hecquet Correspondence and Medical Notes

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 168

Abstract

Letters written to Hecquet, mostly in French, and notes written by Hecquet, mostly in Latin, and a biography of Hecquet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1701-1889

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

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Biographical Note

Hecquet received his early medical education at Rheims and initially practiced in his home town of Abbeville, France. In 1697 he earned his M.D. at the Faculte de Medecine de Paris, which selected him as a doyen in 1712. Hecquet was involved in the medical debate over the causes of digestion. Some maintained it was a chemical process while others, including Hecquet, believed it to be a mechanical one. He delineated his position in the 1712 publication... Traite de digestion.

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Collection Summary

Contains letters from Nicolas Andry de Boisregard, Giorgio Baglivi, Giovanni Battista Bianchi, Boudin, Jean Bouillet, Drayet, Gilles, Michael Friedrich Lochner, Archibald Pitcairne, Henri Joseph Rega, Carlo R. Ricca, Mariano Seguer, Francesco Torti, Antonio Vallisnieri, and John Thomas Woolhouse. Includes draft of letter from Hecquet to Seguer, and about 80 pages of medical notes. Printed matter contains Hecquet-- sa vie, ses oeuvres / Jules Roger.... Paris, 1889.

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