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Monsieur de (Nicolas) Blégny
1652–1722
A lively, ambitious medical writer at the court of Louis XIV, he moved between surgery, publishing, and royal service in late seventeenth-century France. His works capture a moment when medicine, curiosity, and self-promotion were closely intertwined.
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Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 1/2
by Monsieur de (Nicolas) Blégny
Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 2/2
by Monsieur de (Nicolas) Blégny
About the author
Born in 1652, Nicolas de Blégny was a French barber-surgeon, essayist, and historian who built a notable career in Paris. He was appointed surgeon to Queen Maria Theresa of Spain in 1678 and later served as physician to Louis XIV, placing him close to the center of royal life.
Blégny became known not only for medical practice but also for writing and publishing. He produced a wide range of works on medicine and related subjects, helping to spread practical and popular medical knowledge at a time when the field was still taking shape in public view.
Remembered today as a vivid figure from early modern French medicine, he stands out for the mix of learning, ambition, and public presence that marked his career. He died in 1722.