Jean andre venel biography of abraham
Jean-André Venel was a Swiss doctor and a pioneer in the field of orthopedics. Venel was born in Morges, the son of a surgeon, Jean-François Venel. He studied medicine in Montpellier, Paris and Strasbourg, and practised at Orbe and Yverdon. Between 17he was attached to the court of Count Stanisław Potocki.