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Sep 29, 1832 Le Merlerault, Normandy, France Died on 21 Mar 1916 (aged 83)
French surgeon and politician
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About Léon Labbé
- Léon Labbé (September 29, 1832 – March 21, 1916) was a French surgeon and politician who was born in the village of Le Merlerault in the department of Orne.
- He was an uncle to physician Charles Labbé (1851–1889), who first described the inferior anastomotic vein (vein of Labbé). From 1856 to 1860 Labbé was a hospital interne in Paris, and in 1861 earned his medical doctorate.
- Afterwards, he was a surgeon at several hospitals in Paris, including the Hôpital Beaujon, where he was chief-surgeon for many years.
- In 1879 he became a member of the Académie de Médecine. In 1892 he was elected to the Senate representing the department of Orne.
- In this role, he introduced various laws of interest to the medical community, including the 1914 Loi Labbé (Labbé Law), legislation that provided compulsory anti-typhoid vaccinations for French soldiers.
