Jules Germain Cloquet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules Germain Cloquet

French surgeon

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1790

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1883

Profession: professor, surgeon, anatomist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jules Germain Cloquet (18 December 1790 – 23 February 1883) was a French physician and surgeon who was born and practiced medicine in Paris.
His older brother, Hippolyte Cloquet (1787-1840) and his younger nephew Ernest Cloquet (1818-1855) were also physicians.
In 1821 Jules Cloquet became one of the earliest members elected to the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris.
In 1836, he was elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.Cloquet was known for his expertise as a surgeon, especially his work with hernial disorders.
He was also the first to describe and identify the remnant of the embryonic hyaloid artery.
This vestige was to become known as Cloquet's canal. Cloquet's name is associated with three anatomical terms regarding the femoral canal: "Cloquet's hernia": a hernia of the femoral canal "Cloquet's septum": a fibrous membrane bounding the annulus femoralis at the base of the femoral canal "Cloquet's gland": small lymphatic nodes in the femoral canalCloquet was a skilled artist; in his best-known work, Anatomie de l'homme, most of the 1300 illustrations were drawn by him.
He was the inventor of several surgical instruments, including an arterial forceps.
He also had a keen interest in alternative medical practices such as mesmerism and acupuncture.

Zéphirin Belliard (1798–1871)
Alternative names	Zéphirin Belliard , Zephirin-Felix-Jean-Marius Belliard
Description	French lithographer and miniaturist
Date of birth/death	16 February 1798	1861
Location of birth/death	Marseille	Paris
Authority control	: Q16196648 VIAF: 87692638 ISNI: 0000 0001 1856 3993 ULAN: 500106783 GND: 1031177477 SUDOC: 153839635

François Séraphin Delpech (1778–1825)
Alternative names	François-Séraphin Delpech; Francois Seraphin Delpech
Description	French engraver
Date of birth/death	1778	25 April 1825
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	France
Authority control	: Q3085875 VIAF: 71664293 ISNI: 0000 0000 6654 9603 ULAN: 500045253 LCCN: n97874402 Open Library: OL6560061A WorldCat