Antoine Deidier

Antoine Deidier (1670[1] – 1746) was a French physician.[2][3]

He was born on 23 November 1670[1] as the son of a Montpellier surgeon.

He was educated in the town, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1691, before becoming Professor of Chemistry in the same institution from 1697 to 1732.

In 1720, he provided - at the King's request - medical assistance at a plague outbreak in Marseilles, and was afterwards awarded the title of "Conseiller-médecin du Roi" and made a Chevalier of the Order of St. Michael.

He was an elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1723.[4]

He was physician to the galleys in Marseilles from 1732 to his death.[4]

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Notes
  1. "Deidier, Antoine (1670-1746)". Idref.fr. 2001-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  2. Deidier <M., Antoine>
  3. Deidier, Antoine
  4. "Fellows details". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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