Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot

French surgeon

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1804

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1883

Profession: surgeon, military physician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot (18 September 1804 – 29 January 1883) was a French military physician and surgeon.
He was the son of orientalist Jean Jacques Emmanuel Sédillot (1777–1832), and an older brother to historian Louis-Pierre-Eugène Sédillot. Born in Paris, he studied surgery under Alexis Boyer and Philibert Joseph Roux.
In 1836 he became professor of operative surgery at Val-de-Grâce, followed by a professorship at Strasbourg five years later.Sedillot was a pioneer of urethrotomic and gastrotomic operations, and known for his work with dislocations and his treatment of pyaemia.
He is credited with coining the term "microbe" (from micros "small" and bios "life").