Guy de Chauliac
Guy de Chauliac (French: [də ʃoljak]), also called Guido or Guigo de Cauliaco (c. 1300 – 25 July 1368), was a French physician and surgeon who wrote a lengthy and influential treatise on surgery in Latin, titled Chirurgia Magna. It was translated into many other languages (including Middle English) and widely read by physicians in late medieval Europe.
Guy de Chauliac | |
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| Born | c. 1300 Chaulhac, Lozère, France |
| Died | 1368 (aged 67–68) Avignon, France |
| Occupation(s) | physician and surgeon |
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| Notable works | Chirurgia Magna |
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