Jacques Mathieu Delpech, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques Mathieu Delpech

French surgeon

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1777

Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1832

Profession: physician, surgeon, anatomist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jacques Mathieu Delpech (1777 – 28 October 1832) was a French surgeon born in Toulouse. He earned his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1801 and spent the next several years as a teacher of anatomy in Toulouse.
In 1812 be became a surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Eloi in Montpellier, where he remained until his death in 1832. Delpech is best known for his work in orthopedics, and he established a clinic for orthopaedic diseases at Saint-Eloi.
There he advocated a surgical process known as "tenotomy" to correct contracture abnormalities of the extremities.
He was also a pioneer of skin grafting and rhinoplasty, and is credited for documenting the first rhinoplastic operation in France.Delpech died when he was shot by a patient on 28 October 1832.