Person Vieussens; Raymond (c 1635 - 1715); physician and anatomist Vieussens Raymond physician and anatomist c 1635 - 1715 French Male Vigan, France, Europe c 1635 Montpellier, France, Europe 16 August 1715 17150816

Physician Anatomy 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 Parents: Francois Vieussens Married: Elisabeth Peyret Children: twelve in total, incl. two royal physicians 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. Fellow 30/11/1688 Edward Tyson Proposed on 21 November 1688; Regular correspondent on anatomical observations; Had some correspondence published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1698/99) 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Vieussens%2C+Raymond RCN: R65055 RCN: R65056 RCN: R66809 RCN: R66810 RCN: R66811 RCN: R65079 c 1635 - 16 August 1715 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 15/11/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA866 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/23083871 1b97e5de-88a5-45f7-b9b4-3a9509770e44