Pierre Pigray
French surgeon
Pierre Pigray was a French surgeon born in Paris in 1531. He was a student of the famous surgeon, Ambroise Paré before qualifying as a master surgeon in 1564. In addition to his service to the wounded in the Battle of Dreux (1562), Pigray was best known for being the surgeon-in-ordinary to King Charles IX, King Henri III, and King Henri IV. He died 16 October 1613.
References
- Francis R. Packard, Life and Times of Ambroise Pare (New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1921) 253.
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