Auguste Cuénod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Auguste Cuénod

Swiss ophthalmologist and botanist (1868-1954)

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1868

Place of Birth: Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1954

Profession: botanist, ophthalmologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Auguste Cuénod (15 June 1868, in Saint-Legier-sur-Vevey – 8 February 1954, in Hammamet) was a Swiss ophthalmologist, known for his work in the fight against trachoma. He studied medicine in Lausanne and Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1894.
Afterwards, he relocated to Tunis, where he subsequently established an eye clinic.
In Tunis, he worked closely with Charles Nicolle at the Pasteur Institute.In 1923, with Nicolle and Victor Morax, he founded the Ligue internationale contre le trachome (International League against Trachoma).
He was also a founding member and president of the Société tunisienne des sciences médicales (Tunisian Society of Medical Sciences).