Birth · 30 October 1743

Birth of François Chopart

François Chopart was born in Paris on 30 October 1743. A French surgeon and pioneer of urological surgery, his name remains associated with the midtarsal joint and amputation.

Archival photograph of the New York Foundling Hospital operating room circa 1899. — Operating room in New York, circa 1899. Contextual archival photograph, not the event described.
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Byron Company / Museum of the City of New York / Wikimedia Commons · Domaine public · photographie de 1899
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October 30 — On This Day in Medical History
LITFL · Historical date : 1743-10-30

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