Antoine Louis (February 13, 1723 - May 20, 1792) was a French surgeon and physiologist who was born in Metz. He was associated with Parisian hospitals for much of his career, including the Salpêtrière and Hôpital de la Charité. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... For other uses of Metz, see Metz (disambiguation) City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ... The Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital is a hospital in Paris. ... Hôpital de la Charité or, the hospital of Charity was a historic French hospital that dates back to the 17th century. ...

Originally trained as a military surgeon, Louis became a professor of physiology in 1750. In 1764 he was appointed secretary to the Académie Royale de Chirurgie. He published numerous articles on surgery, including several biographies of surgeons who died during his lifetime. Louis is credited with designing a prototype of the guillotine. This device however, is named after French physician Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738-1814), who was an advocate of a more humane method of capital punishment. For a period of time after its invention, the guillotine was called a louisette. Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. ... This article is about biographies. ... The Maiden, an older Scottish design. ... Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (May 28, 1738 - March 26, 1814) did not invent the guillotine, but on October 10, 1789 proposed the use of a mechanical device to carry out death penalties in France. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...

Another name for the sternal angle is the Angle of Louis, which is the point of junction between the manubrium and the body of the sternum. The sternal angle is the angle formed by the junction of the manubrium and the body of the sternum. ... Sternum or breastbone is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax (chest). ... The sternum (from Greek στέρνον, sternon, chest) or breastbone is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax (chest). ...

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• Who Named It?, Antoine Louis