Frédéric Jules Sichel
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Frédéric Jules Sichel was a French physician
and entomologist.
Sichel was born Frankfurt am Main
.After his initial studies he went to live in Paris
in 1829 where he opened the first ophthalmic
clinic in 1832 and is credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to France from Austria and Germany. He obtained his doctorate in Frankfurt in 1833 with a thesis entitled Propositions générales sur l'ophthalmologie, suivies de l'histoire de l'ophthalmie rhumatismale. Afterwards Sichel trained several famous ophthalmologists (Louis-Auguste Desmarres
, Charles Deval
, Charles de Hübsch and Wiktor Szokalski) at his Paris clinic.
He was interested in oriental languages and archaeology
writing extensively on the seals
of Roman doctors. In entomology he specialized in Hymenoptera
. Sichel died in Paris.
Medical
Entomology
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and entomologist.
Sichel was born Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
.After his initial studies he went to live 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...
in 1829 where he opened the first ophthalmic
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
clinic in 1832 and is credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to France from Austria and Germany. He obtained his doctorate in Frankfurt in 1833 with a thesis entitled Propositions générales sur l'ophthalmologie, suivies de l'histoire de l'ophthalmie rhumatismale. Afterwards Sichel trained several famous ophthalmologists (Louis-Auguste Desmarres
Louis-Auguste Desmarres
Louis-Auguste Desmarres was a French ophthalmologist born in Évreux, Eure. After obtaining his medical degree he became an assistant to Frédéric Jules Sichel in Paris...
, Charles Deval
Charles Deval
Charles Deval was a French ophthalmologist born in Constantinople, He was the son of dragoman Constantin Deval...
, Charles de Hübsch and Wiktor Szokalski) at his Paris clinic.
He was interested in oriental languages and archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
writing extensively on the seals
Seal (device)
A seal can be a figure impressed in wax, clay, or some other medium, or embossed on paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document ; but the term can also mean the device for making such impressions, being essentially a mould with the mirror image of the design carved in sunken- relief or...
of Roman doctors. In entomology he specialized in Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
. Sichel died in Paris.
Publications
Archeology- Nouveau recueil de pierres sigillaires d'oculistes romains pour la plupart inédites... (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1866).
Medical
- Traité de l'ophthalmie, la cataracte et l'amaurose, pour servir de supplément au Traité des maladies des yeux de Weller (G. Baillière, Paris, 1837).
- Mémoire sur le glaucome (imprimerie de N.-J. Gregoir, Brussels, 1842).
- Iconographie ophthalmologique, ou description... des maladies de l'organe de la vue... Text accompagné d'un atlas de 80 planches... (J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris, 1852-1859).
Entomology
- Guide de la chasse des hyménoptères (Deyrolle fils, Paris, 1859, new edition in 1868).
- Catalogus specierum generis Scolia (sensu latiori), continens specierum diagnoses, descriptiones synonymiamque, additis annotationibus explanatoriis criticisque conscripserunt Henricus de Saussure... (Catalogue des espèces de l'ancien genre Scolia, contenant les diagnoses, les descriptions et la synonymie des espèces, avec des remarques explicatives et critiques) (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1864).
Source
Translated with minor additions from French Wikipedia- Anthony Musgrave (1932). Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, with biographical notes on authors and collectors, Royal Zoological Society of News South Wales (Sydney) : viii + 380.