[Bruno Giraud (1768-1811), "first surgeon" to Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland].
In 1806 Bruno Giraud (1768-1811), as an assistant to the head of the surgical department of the "Hôtel-Dieu" (Paris), was appointed personal surgeon to King Louis Bonaparte of Holland in 1806 and chief surgeon of the Dutch army. In 1809 he was appointed professor of practical surgery at the Atheneum Illustre (Amsterdam), which position he held until July 1810. After his return to Paris, he resumed his former job at the Hôtel-Dieu.
Van Heiningen
Teunis Willem
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