Medicine in Egypt at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte

摘要

The Napoleonic survey of Egypt is one of the great intellectual and artistic achievements of the 19th century. The French scientists played an important part in this remarkable undertaking. Reflecting on the Egyptian campaign, Bonaparte remarked, "It was the most perfect period in my life." He also said, "If ever the soldiers erect a statue, it should be to Baron Larrey." Larrey now has two statues to his memory; one stands in the court of the Val-de-Grace Military Hospital and the other in the hall of the French Academy of Medicine. The views of the men who lost their testicles are not known.