Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec Biography and Timeline

Follow Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec through 2 dated historical records for France.

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1816–1816Years on this page

1816

Mediate Auscultation

Physician · Paris · Science / Medicine

Creates mediate auscultation as a major clinical diagnostic method.

Stethoscope

Physician · Paris · Science / Medicine

Invents a wooden tube for listening to internal chest sounds.

Records, sources and methodology

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