Antoine Dubois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antoine Dubois

French surgeon

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1756

Place of Birth: Gramat, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1837

Profession: physician, surgeon

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Baron Antoine Dubois (19 June 1756 – 30 March 1837) was a French surgeon born in Gramat, department of Lot.
As the consultant-surgeon, and head of maternity services to Napoleon and his wife the Empress Marie Louise of Austria, Dubois delivered their son and successor to the throne, Napoleon II.
In 1798, he served as chief surgeon to the French Campaign of Egypt, He was the father of obstetrician Paul Antoine Dubois (1795–1871). Dubois was appointed a professor of surgery in 1790.
On 22 August 1798 he became a member of the Institut d'Égypte. In 1802 he became a surgeon in a private hospital that later was to become known as the Maison Dubois.
After the death of Pierre Lassus (1741–1807), Dubois was appointed as consultant-surgeon of the Emperor, and in 1810 replaced Jean-Louis Baudelocque (1745–1810) as head of maternity services.
Following the birth of Napoleon II, he was given the title of "Baron of the Empire". In 1820 Dubois was appointed as a clinical professor to the Faculté de Médecine.
He was relieved of these duties in 1822, only to have them reinstated several years later (1829).
He published little during his career, but is credited with making improvement to a number of surgical instruments, including a forceps.



Alternative names	François Pascal Simon Gérard
Description	French painter, aquarellist and illustrator
Date of birth/death	12 March 1770	11 January 1837
Location of birth/death	Rome	Paris
Work period	from 1782 until 1837 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Paris (1782-1790), Rome (1790-1792), Paris (1792-1837)
Authority control	: Q163543 VIAF: 46776048 ISNI: 0000 0001 0780 7200 ULAN: 500115453 LCCN: n85158403 NLA: 36550602 WorldCat