Jules Germain Cloquet

Jules Germain Cloquet, born on 18 December 1790 and died on 23 February 1883, was a French medical doctor and surgeon who was born and practiced medicine in Paris. His older brother Hippolyte Cloquet and his nephew Ernest Cloquet were also physicians. He was among the earliest members of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris, elected in 1821, and became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1836. He was known for his surgical expertise, especially with hernial disorders, and was the first to describe the remnant of the embryonic hyaloid artery, which became known as Cloquet's canal. His name is also attached to Cloquet's hernia, septum and gland of the femoral canal. A skilled artist, he drew most of the 1300 illustrations in his Anatomie de l'homme, invented several surgical instruments including an arterial forceps, and took an interest in mesmerism and acupuncture.