Joseph Récamier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Récamier

French gynaecologist

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1774

Place of Birth: Belley, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1852

Profession: professor, surgeon, gynaecologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (6 November 1774 – 28 June 1852) was a French gynecologist. He was born in Cressin-Rochefort, Ain.
For much of his professional career he was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, where in 1806 he became chief physician.
He was also a professor at the Collège de France and a member of the Faculté de médecine. Récamier is credited with the popularization of several instruments in gynecological medicine, including the curette, vaginal speculum and the uterine sound.
In his 1829 treatise Recherches sur le traitement du cancer, he coined the term "metastasis" as a definition for the spread of cancer. "Récamier's operation" is a term used for curettage of the uterus.