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Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842)

Chief Surgeon to the French Army, Commander of the Légion d'Honneur, Baron of the Empire

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Dominique-Jean Larrey was born on July 7, 1766 in Beaudéan, Bigorre, France.

This French surgeon in Napoleon's army was an important innovator in battlefield surgery.

He died on July 25, 1842 in Lyon.

He was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (37th division)  Tomb of Dominique-Jean Larrey. In 1992 his remains were transferred  Tomb of Dominique-Jean Larrey to the Governor's Crypt  Governor's Crypt, les Invalides of the Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides.

"Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, Chief Surgeon to the Grande Armée" by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (Montargis 1767 - Paris 1824).

"Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, Chief Surgeon to the Grande Armée" by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (Montargis 1767 - Paris 1824).

In 1964, the French Postal Service released a 0.25 Franc stamp bearing the image of Dominique-Jean Larrey  Stamp bearing the image of Dominique-Jean Larrey.

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Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842)
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"Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey". Nineteenth century French school.
Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842)
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"Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey", by Jean-Baptiste Paulin-Guérin (Toulon 1783 - Paris 1855).
Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842)
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"Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey". Etching by Victor Florence Pollet (Paris 1811 - Mayenne 1882).