Authorised form of name | Vieussens; Raymond (c1635 - 1715); physician and anatomist |
Dates | c1635 - 1715 |
Nationality | French |
Place of birth | Vigan, France, Europe |
Date of birth | c. 1635 |
Place of death | Montpellier, France, Europe |
Date of death | 16 August 1715 |
Occupation | Physician |
Research field | Anatomy |
Activity | Education: Montpellier (MD 1670) Career: Practised in Montpellier; Physician at the Hotel Dieu-St Eloi, Montpellier (1670-death); left Montpellier on several occasions to treat important people in Paris; Royal Physician; Personal Physician to the Duchesse de Montpensier (1690-1693); Councillor of State (1707) Memberships: Academie des Sciences |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 30/11/1688 |
Proposer | Edward Tyson |
Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on 21 November 1688; Regular correspondent on anatomical observations; Had some correspondence published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1698/99) |
Relationships | Parents: Francois Vieussens Married: Elisabeth Peyret Children: twelve in total, incl. two royal physicians |
PublishedWorks | RCN: R65055 RCN: R65056 RCN: R66809 RCN: R66810 RCN: R66811 RCN: R65079 |
OtherInfo | Vieussens' work was influenced by Thomas Willis' (FRS 1663) recent publications on the brain and the nervous system. Vieussens is most remembered for his contributions to cardiology and several anatomical structures were named after him before they were replaced by clinical nomenclature, e.g. Vieussen's ganglia is now the celiac ganglia. Similarly, he described what became known as Vieussens' foramina in the right atrium of the heart, although they are more commonly known as Thebesian foramina nowadays. Vieussens is further credited with developing the realm of pathological anatomy, which was carried on by William and John Hunter (both FRS 1767) in the 18th century. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Hunter; Ghosh Ghosh, S K et al. 2021. 'Raymond de Vieussens (1641–1715): connoisseur of cardiologic anatomy and pathological forms thereof', in Anatomical Cell Biology, vol. 54(4), pp. 417-423 Kellet, C E. 1942. 'The life and work of Raymond de Vieussens', in Annals of Medical History, vol. 4, pp. 31-54 Loukas, M et al. 2007. 'Raymond de Vieussens', in Anatomical Science International, vol. 82, pp. 233-236 Notes: Dates of birth and death from DSB. Kellet has 1641 as year of birth. AssocMaterial: Correspondence of Raymond Vieussens from various repositories is listed in the Early Modern Letters Online catalogue: http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/person/06d14db5-9fd0-4fc0-aed4-da0afbb3ec03 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/23083871 |
Code | NA866 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
LBO/15/56 | Copy etter from Raymond Vieussens to the Royal Society | 20 March 1714 |
EL/V/48 | Translation of a letter, from Raymund Vieussens to Dr Manget | 1714 |
EL/V/44 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society, dated at Montpellier | 20 March 1714 |
EL/V/43 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society, dated at Montpellier | 1 June 1698 |
EL/V/47 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to Dr Manget, dated at Montpellier | 15 March 1714 |
EL/V/42 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society, dated at Montpellier | 3 August 1698 |
EL/V/39 | Letter, from [Raymund] Vieussens [to the Royal Society], dated at Montpellier | 18 May 1698 |
EL/V/40 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society | 3 June 1698 |
EL/V/41 | Letter, from [Raymund] Vieussens [to the Royal Society], dated at Montpellier | 6 June 1698 |
EL/V/46 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society | 20 March 1714 |
EL/V/38 | Letter, from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society, dated at Montpellier | nd |
CLP/14i/53 | Paper, 'Responsio almi collegii romanorum archyatrorum ad epistolas clarissimi D Raymundi Vieussens' by Jo Mariam [Giovanni Maria] Lancisi | February 1699 |
EL/V/45 | Translation of letters from Raymund Vieussens to the Royal Society, dated at Montpellier | 1714 |