Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle
Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle (21 December 1845 – 1 August 1918) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Dr. Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle | |
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| Born | 21 December 1845 |
| Died | 1 August 1918 (aged 72) |
| Burial place | Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Founder of Hôpital Notre-Dame |
Biography
Lachapelle was born on 21 December 1845 in Sault-au-Récollet to Pierre Persillier, dit Lachapelle, and Zoé Toupin.[1] He attended the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, followed by the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery.[1] Upon graduating in 1869, he began working as a physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.[2]
In parallel with his medical career, he was editor of L'Union médicale du Canada from 1876 to 1877.[2] He joined the editorial committee from 1878 to 1882.[2]
In 1978, his career as a physician brought him to teach to medical students at the Université Laval de Montréal.[2] He later became dean of this university's faculty of medicine in 1908.[2]
On 27 July 1880, he officially founded Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec.[2] In 1899, the hospital acquired an X-ray machine, and a radiology suite was built.[2]
Lachapelle died on 1 August 1918 in Rochester, Minnesota, and was buried in Montreal a few days later.[1]
References
- Desrosiers, Georges; Gaumer, Benoît; Keel, Othmar (1998). "LACHAPELLE, EMMANUEL-PERSILLIER". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 14. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Vieux-Montréal – Fiche d'un personnage : Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle".