Joseph Souberbielle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Souberbielle

French surgeon

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1754

Place of Birth: Pontacq, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1846

Profession: physician, surgeon

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Joseph Souberbielle (18 March 1754 in Pontacq – 10 July 1846 in Paris) was a French surgeon.
He was a relative of Jean Baseilhac (1703–1781), a surgeon who was a major influence to Souberbielle's career. He moved to Paris in 1774, where he was student of Pierre-Joseph Desault (1738–1795).
Afterwards, he worked as a military physician, subsequently serving as chief surgeon for the victors of the Bastille (1789).
In 1793 he was a juror of the Revolutionary Tribunal. Known for his work in lithotomy, especially using the suprapubic method.
It is believed that he performed over 1200 suprapubic operations for removal of calculi during his career.
As did Jean Baseilhac, he advocated use of a caustic paste containing arsenic for cauterization of cancers.
The mixture found particular use in treatment of facial ulcers. During the French revolution he was a close associate of Maximilien Robespierre and narrowly survived the events of 9 thermidor 1794.
The photo shown is thought to be the only one in existence of a notable player in the revolution.

Jacques François Llanta (1807–1864)
Description	French lithographer
Date of birth/death	18 November 1807	1864
Location of birth	Paris
Authority control	: Q20085257 VIAF: 56342802 ISNI: 0000 0001 0800 4805 LCCN: no2005041694 NLA: 35950646 GND: 1036634302 WorldCat