Live auction - fjt_454892 - FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE DE PARIS Jean-Charles Desessartz, doyen 1777
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| Starting price : | 150 € |
| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 21 October 2025 17:58:12 |
Type : Jean-Charles Desessartz, doyen
Date: 1777
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,07 g.
Edge : Cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : JOAN. CAR. DES. ESSARTZ. LING. FAC. MED. P. DEC.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de Jean Desessartz signé B.DUVIV.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 1776 - 1777.
Reverse description : Les armes de la famille Desessartz, timbrées d'une couronne de comte.
Commentary
Né près de Bar sur Seine, ce que rappelle le nom de la tribu des lingons dans la légende de droit, il reçut son titre de docteur à l'Université de Reims. Il reçut les titres de professeur de chirurgie puis de pharmacie et fut parmi les membres initiaux de l'Institut.
Born near Bar sur Seine, as recalled by the name of the Lingon tribe in the legal legend, he received his doctorate from the University of Reims. He received the titles of professor of surgery and then of pharmacy and was among the initial members of the Institute
Born near Bar sur Seine, as recalled by the name of the Lingon tribe in the legal legend, he received his doctorate from the University of Reims. He received the titles of professor of surgery and then of pharmacy and was among the initial members of the Institute
Historical background
FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE DE PARIS
The Faculty of Medicine of Paris is one of the four components of the University of Paris, with the Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Arts and Letters. In 1789, it consisted of one hundred and fifty-two doctors, seven of whom were appointed to teach materia medica, physiology, pathology, pharmacy, childbirth, French surgery and Latin surgery. It was headed by a dean, who was also responsible for forming the University tribunal with the deans of Theology and Law, and the four prosecutors of the Faculty of Arts..
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