Birthdate: February 17, 1781
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Quimper, France
Died: August 13, 1826
René Laennec, a prominent French physician, invented the stethoscope in 1816 while working at the Hôpital Necker. His pioneering use of the stethoscope significantly advanced the diagnosis of chest conditions. Laennec’s career included appointments as a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and a professor of medicine in 1823. He held important positions such as head of the medical clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and professor at the Collège de France before his unfortunate death from tuberculosis at age 45.
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