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Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, based on 2 World History Database records associated with France.

2 records1816–18162 events1 places

Chronological biography

1816

Mediate Auscultation1816
Science / Medicine · Physician · Paris

Creates mediate auscultation as a major clinical diagnostic method.

Stethoscope1816
Science / Medicine · Physician · Paris

Invents a wooden tube for listening to internal chest sounds.

Titles and roles

Physician

Record provenance

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