Léon Labbé
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Léon Labbé was a French surgeon
and politician who was born in the village of Le Merlerault
in the department of Orne
. He was an uncle to physician Charles Labbé (1851–1889), who first described the inferior anastomotic vein (vein of Labbé
).
From 1856 to 1860 Labbé was a hospital interne in Paris
, and in 1861 earned his medical doctorate. Afterwards he was a surgeon at several hospitals in Paris, including the Hôpital Beaujon, where he was chief-surgeon for many years. In 1879 he became a member of the Académie de Médecine.
In 1892 he was elected to the Senate for the Department of Orne. Here he introduced various laws of interest to the medical community, including the 1914 Loi Labbé (Labbé Law), which provided compulsory antityphoid vaccinations for French soldiers.
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
and politician who was born in the village of Le Merlerault
Le Merlerault
Le Merlerault is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-Heraldry:...
in the department of Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
. He was an uncle to physician Charles Labbé (1851–1889), who first described the inferior anastomotic vein (vein of Labbé
Inferior anastomotic vein
The inferior anastomotic vein, also known as the vein of Labbé, is one of several superficial cerebral veins on the human brain. It was named after the 17th century French surgeon Charles Labbé, the uncle to the surgeon and politician Léon Labbé. It crosses and anastomoses at its two ends with the...
).
From 1856 to 1860 Labbé was a hospital interne in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and in 1861 earned his medical doctorate. Afterwards he was a surgeon at several hospitals in Paris, including the Hôpital Beaujon, where he was chief-surgeon for many years. In 1879 he became a member of the Académie de Médecine.
In 1892 he was elected to the Senate for the Department of Orne. Here he introduced various laws of interest to the medical community, including the 1914 Loi Labbé (Labbé Law), which provided compulsory antityphoid vaccinations for French soldiers.
- Associated eponym:
- Labbé triangle: Location where the stomachStomachThe stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
is normally in contact with the abdominal wall.