René Laennec

1781 – 1826 France

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Who was René Laennec?

French physician, inventor of stethoscope (1781-1826)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on René Laennec (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

February 17, 1781

Died

1826

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

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