Émile Küss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Émile Küss

French physician, politician and journalist

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1815

Place of Birth: Strasbourg, France

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1871

Profession: physician, politician, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Émile Küss (1 February 1815 – 1 March 1871) was a French physician who, with Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot, performed the first recorded biopsy on a tumour.
He later entered politics in Strasbourg, became mayor, and played a significant role in the decision of the city leaders to surrender to the Germans in 1870 following the Siege of Strasbourg in the Franco-Prussian War.