Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826)

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826), French physician who invented the Stethoscope. [1889]. Laennec is shown listening to a patient's chest at the Necker Hospital, Paris. In his left hand he holds the tube which was the early form of stethoscope. Engraving

Diagnosis Hyacinthe Invented Laennec Necker Stethoscope Theophile

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