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Antoine Mérindol

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Antoine Mérindol
Born20 October 1570
Died26 December 1624 (1624-12-27) (aged 54)
NationalityFrench
OccupationDoctor
ChildrenJean Mérindol

Antoine Mérindol (1570-1624) was a French doctor.[1][2][3]

Biography

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He was born on 20 October 1570 in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][3]

In 1616, he became doctor to Louis XIII of France, who served as King of France from 1610 to 1643.[1][2][3] He also taught at Aix-Marseille University.[1][3] He wrote articles about the medical benefits of taking baths with hot springs from Aix.[1][3][4][5]

He had a son, Jean Mérindol.[1] He died on 26 December 1624.[1][2][3]

Legacy

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The Rue Mérindol in Aix-en-Provence was named in his honor in 1894, having formerly been named Rue des Baux for Gilles des Baux.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Apologie pour les Bains d'Aix (Aix-en-Provence: Jean Courraud, 1600).[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Association généalogique des Bouches-du-Rhône
  2. ^ a b c d Claude-François Achard, Dictionnaire De la Provence Et Du Comté-Venaissin: Contenant la 1 Partie de l'histoire des hommes illustres de la Provence, Mossy, 1786, Volume 3, p. 511 [1]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Pierre-Joseph Buchoz, Dictionnaire des eaux minérales: contenant leur histoire naturelle, des observations générales et des notices particulières sur différentes fontaines : une bibliographie hydrologique, etc., 1775, Volume 2, p. 11 [2]
  4. ^ Jean-Joseph Expilly, Dictionnaire géographique, historique et politique des Gaules et de la France, Volume 5, Desaint et Saillant, 1768, p. 888 [3]
  5. ^ a b Louis-Joseph-Marie Robert, Essai historique et médical sur les eaux Thermales d'Aix connues sous le nom d'Eaux de Sextius, G. Mouret, 1812, p. 52 [4]