| Authorised form of name | Petit; Jean Louis (1674 - 1750) |
| Dates | 1674 - 1750 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
| Date of birth | 13 March 1674 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 20 April 1750 or 20 April 1760 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Began studying anatomy at the age of 12; MS (1700)
Career:
Surgeon in the Army; Surgeon at the Hospital in Tournai (1697); practised in Paris, where he became the most famous surgeon in France; summoned to attend the King of Poland (1726) and the future King of Spain (1734); the King of Prussia sought his advice on training army surgeons; Royal Censor of surgical books; Director of the Academie Royale de Chirurgie (1731)
Memberships:
Academie Royale des Sciences (1715)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/11/1729 |
| Proposer | Frank Nicholls |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
| William Rutty |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; printed list; Eloy; Hirsch
Notes:
Hirsch gives date of death as 20 April 1760 |
| Code | NA497 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/P2/6 | Letter, from Monsieur [Jean Louis] Petit to John Machin | 19 April 1730 |
| EL/P2/7 | Letter, from Monsieur [Jean Louis] Petit to the Royal Society, dated at Blois | 19 April 1730 |
| IM/003538 | Petit, Jean Louis | nd |
| EL/P2/8 | Translation of a letter, from Monsieur [Jean Louis] Petit to the Royal Society | 1730 |