Word: laennec
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...England; wrote extensively. Most of these men lived to a ripe old age, to study, heal and teach. Of the moderns, Lister and Morgagni were 85 years old at death. (Hippocrates was either 99 or 73 according to conflicting dim reports of his life.) The youngest to die was Laennec...
...Pasteur *Hippocrates *Harvey Osler *Lister Koch Galen *Laennec...
British *Hippocrates *Harvey Sydenham Hunter *Pasteur Jenner *Laennec Simpson or Morton *Lister Roentgen
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826), French, invented the stethoscope; discovered auscultation; was a specialist on local diagnosis...
...much more interesting pastime than mere beneficial prevention. This is proved by the popular renown of such geniuses as Attila, Nero, and Guy Fawkes, about whom every student of history reads with a secret feeling of fellowship. On the other hand very few could tell offhand the accomplishments of Laennec, Koch, or Takamine...