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Xavier Bichat

French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)

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Field of work
Medicine
Histology
Anatomy, Pathological

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Images featuring Xavier Bichat

17 images from works
  • Pierre-Joseph Desault (left) and Xavier Bichat (right) Line engraving.
  • Marie-François-Xavier Bichat. Wood engraving (?) by P. Delduc after F. Gaillard after David d'Angers.
  • Marie-François-Xavier Bichat: unveiling of a statue to him in Paris. Wood engraving by Jayer after E. Riou and Beranger [?], ca. 1857.
  • Marie-François-Xavier Bichat, head and shoulders. Gouache.
  • Marie François Xavier Bichat. Lithograph by Joséphine-Clémence Formentin.
  • Marie François Xavier Bichat. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1838, after P.R. Vignéron.
  • Marie François Xavier Bichat. Lithograph by Joséphine-Clémence Formentin.
  • Pierre-Joseph Desault (left) and Xavier Bichat (right). Line engraving by A.F.B. Geille after J.-L. Boilly.
  • Marie-François-Xavier Bichat: unveiling of a statue to him in Paris. Wood engraving by Jayer after E. Riou and Beranger [?], ca. 1857.
  • Marie François Xavier Bichat. Lithograph by N. E. Maurin.
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Works from the collections

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64 works

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    • Online

    The surgical works, or, Statement of the doctrine and practice of P.J. Desault (Volume 1).

    Pierre-Joseph Desault | Date: 1814
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    • Online

    Xavier Bichat's pathologische Anatomie : letztes Werk / aus dem Französischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen begleitet von A. Pestel.

    Xavier Bichat | Date: 1827
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    Traité d'anatomie descriptive / [Xavier Bichat].

    Xavier Bichat | Date: 1819
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    Traité des maladies des voies urinaires / Par P.J. Desault. Ouvrage extrait du Journal de chirurgie, augm. et publié par Xav. Bichat.

    Pierre-Joseph Desault | Date: An VIIe [i.e. 1799]
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    Recherches physiologiques sur la vie et la mort / Preśentation de Jacques Meńétrier.

    Xavier Bichat | Date: 1973)
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Frequent collaborators

Pierre-Joseph Desault
Philibert Joseph Roux
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Charles Caldwell

Related topics

Anatomy
Physiology
Death
France
Life
Human anatomy
History, 18th Century
Membranes
General Surgery

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