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Douarnenez
Finistère
Bretagne

Rue Laënnec / Allée de la Sainte Croix

René Laënnec

Quimper 1781 - Ploaré (now Douarnenez) 1826
French physician. He invented the stethoscope in 1816

Jean-Luc Guillou
1981

Description

Granite statue of Laënnec with in his hand his stethoscope.

Inscription(s)

rene theophile
LAËNNEC
1781-1826

Signed: J.C. Guillou 1981

Sculptor

Jean-Luc Guillou. (?)

Locatie (N 48°5'9" - W 4°19'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr075; Photograph: 29 May 2012
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