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René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was born in Quimper, Brittany, on February 17, 1781
He studied medicine and became a famous physician during the French First Empire and the Restoration.
He died on August 13, 1826 at Douarnenez-Ploaré, Finistère. He was buried there.
"René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec". French school of the nineteenth century.
In 1952, the French Postal Service released a 12.00 Franc stamp bearing the image of René Laennec .
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"René Laennec". Print of the nineteenth century.
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"René Laennec". Print of the nineteenth century.