Guy (or Gui) Patin (1601 in Hodenc-en-Bray, Oise – 1672 in Paris) was a French doctor and man of letters. Hodenc-en-Bray is a Village and commune in the Oise département of northern France. Oise is a department in the north of France named after the Oise River. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Guy Patin was headmaster of the School of Medicine in Paris (1650-1652) and professor in the Collège de France starting in 1655. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment ( Grand établissement) located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement His scientific and medical works are not considered particularly enlightened by modern medical scholars (he has sometimes been compared to the doctors in the works of Molière). Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known by his Stage name, Molière, ( January 15, 1622 – February 17 1673) was a French He is most well-known today for his extensive correspondence: his style was light and playful (he has been compared to early 17th century philosophical libertines) and his letters are an important document for historians of medicine. Libertine has come to mean one devoid of any restraints especially one who ignores or even spurns religious norms accepted morals and forms of behaviour sanctioned by the larger society All human societies have medical beliefs that provide explanations for birth, Death, and Disease.