Jean-André Venel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss orthopaedist
Date of Birth: 28-May-1740
Place of Birth: Morges, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Date of Death: 09-Mar-1791
Profession: physician
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Jean-André Venel
- Jean-André Venel (28 May 1740 – 9 March 1791) was a Swiss doctor and a pioneer in the field of orthopedics. Venel was born in Morges, the son of a surgeon, Jean-François Venel.
- He studied medicine in Montpellier, Paris and Strasbourg, and practised at Orbe and Yverdon; between 1770 and 1775 he was attached to the court of Count Stanislaw Potocki.
- Nicholas Andry, in his work Orthopaedia, or the Art of Preventing and Correcting Deformities in Children (English edition 1741), had been the first to use the term "orthopaedia", but Venel is regarded by many as the "father of orthopaedics" because of his development of the practical applications.
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