Daniel Le Clerc

This article is about the medical writer. For the French footballer and manager, see Daniel Leclercq.
Daniel Le Clerc
Born(1652-02-04)February 4, 1652
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
DiedJune 8, 1728(1728-06-08) (aged 76)
Geneva, Republic of Geneva

Daniel Le Clerc (February 4, 1652 – June 8, 1728; also spelled Leclerc) was a Genevan[1] medical writer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He wrote the seminal Histoire de la Medecine, and co-edited the equally groundbreaking text Bibliotheca Anatomica with Jean-Jacques Manget.[2]

  1. ^ According to the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Le Clerc, Daniel was a citizen of the Republic of Geneva and a deputy there in one of the republic councils (Conseil des Soixante). In sources from outside of Switzerland his country of origin is sometimes referred to as being Switzerland (for instance in the Bibliothèque nationale de France).
  2. ^ Ivashchuk, Galyna (2015). "Daniel Le Clerc (1652-1728) and his "Histoire de la Medecine"". International Journal of History and Philosophy of Medicine. Retrieved 2015-12-05.