LAMOTTE, WILLIAM. A French Physician; wrote "Traité complet de Chirurgie," Paris, 1722. He is the first writer who lays down the rule to distinguish the wound of an artery from that of a vein. His works were printed in 1490. LANGIUS, JOHN CHRISTIAN, M. D. Born 1655. Died 1701. LATHAM, JOHN, M. D. F.R.S. J. Jackson R. A. pinx. R. W. Seivier sc. 1816. President of the College of Physicians. "Laubius ut Medicos frondesceret inter et herbas LAURENTIUS, ANDREAS. 7 His anatomical works are more remarkable for elegance of style than correctness with respect to subject, having claimed many discoveries known to preceding writers. LEAKE, JOHN, M. D. D. Gardiner pinx. F. Bartolozzi sc. Printed on satin. Died 1792. His publications seem not to be marked by any extraordinary depth of research, or any new discoveries; but they are all of them sensible, practical, and useful. The same character may be given of his style, which seldom rises to any remarkable degree of elevation or elegance; but is always correct, perspicuous, and pleasing. He practised Physic with considerable success, and published the Natural History of Lancashire, Cheshire, and Derby. Magnus Aristotelis doctor, vindexq' Galeni : It is to this Physician that we owe the first translation of Galen's works. He was not much attached to the practice of Physic; "I do more service," says he, "to the public, than if I visited patients, by instructing those who are to cure them;" mean ing, by his lectures and literary labours. Hutchinson. LETTSOM, JOHN COAKLEY, M. D. T. Holloway sc. Born 1744. Died 1815. He wrote "The Path-way to Health." LEVRET, ANDREW. Chirurgeon. Chardin pinx.. Le Grand sc. Died 1780. - Born 1703. An eminent French Surgeon and Accoucheur, was admitted a member of the Royal Academy of Surgery at Paris in February 1742. He obtained a high and extensive reputation in his department of the art, by the improvements which he made in some of the instruments necessary to be employed in certain difficult cases (especially the forceps), and by the prodigious number of pupils whom he instructed. He was employed and honoured with official appointments by all the female branches of the Royal Family. He published several works, which underwent various editions and translations. LIDDEL, DUNCAN, M. D. Died 1613. Ætat. 52. LIEBERKECHN, JOHN NATHANIEL. A Prussian Anatomist. N. P. sc. He wrote on the Valve of the Colon, 1711. LIEUTAND, JOSEPH. Physician to Lewis XVI. Born 1703. Died 1780. LIMBERGIUS, GILBERTUS, 1560. Quantum Asiæ Medicos hoc tollit & evehit ætas, 1618. Alleyne, the founder of Dulwich College, sent his water to Dr. Lister with the fee of two shillings. Dr. Lister was the first Physician of his time: hence it appears, that the practice of deciding on complaints by viewing the water of the patient, was not confined at that time to empirics only. |