GB 0120 MSS.3172-3173, 5316-5320 - Larrey, Dominique Jean (1766-1842), Baron Larrey; Surgeon-in-chief of the Napoleonic army

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GB 0120 MSS.3172-3173, 5316-5320

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Larrey, Dominique Jean (1766-1842), Baron Larrey; Surgeon-in-chief of the Napoleonic army

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  • 1797-1842 (Creation)

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191 items

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Surgeon-in-chief of the Napoleonic army, a key influence on the treatment of military casualties on the battlefield. Wife Charlotte Elisabeth (1770-1842); daughter [Charlotte] Isaure (1798-1855), afterwards Mme Périer; son Félix Hippolyte Larrey (1808-1895).

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GB 0120 MSS.3172-3173, 5316-5320 1797-1842 Collection (fonds) 191 items Larrey , Lord , Dominique Jean , 1766-1842 , surgeon-in-chief

Surgeon-in-chief of the Napoleonic army, a key influence on the treatment of military casualties on the battlefield. Wife Charlotte Elisabeth (1770-1842); daughter [Charlotte] Isaure (1798-1855), afterwards Mme Périer; son Félix Hippolyte Larrey (1808-1895).

Papers of Dominique Jean Larrey including personal correspondence (1770-1855) and a journal (1813-1814). Correspondence by him to his wife, daughter and son, and letters to him by various correspondents. The papers originate mainly from his journeys and campaigns with the army, including: France, Germany, Italy, Egypt Prussia, Russia, Poland, Austria, Spain and Austria. In addition MS.3173 is a resumé by Larrey's son of his career 1766-1814.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

French

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Feb 2009 Western Europe France North Africa Egypt Russia Eastern Europe Larrey , Lord , Dominique Jean , 1766-1842 , surgeon-in-chief Wars (events) Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Medical sciences Military medicine Europe Italy Germany Austria Spain Poland Krym Crimea

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Papers of Dominique Jean Larrey including personal correspondence (1770-1855) and a journal (1813-1814). Correspondence by him to his wife, daughter and son, and letters to him by various correspondents. The papers originate mainly from his journeys and campaigns with the army, including: France, Germany, Italy, Egypt Prussia, Russia, Poland, Austria, Spain and Austria. In addition MS.3173 is a resumé by Larrey's son of his career 1766-1814.

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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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French

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Wellcome Library

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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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