Histoire des sciences médicales
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Biography Historical Article
[Derocque and Dessaint, cloak and dagger surgeons].
Deroque was 18 years old as the 1914-18 war outbreak. Born of a long surgeon's lineage, he was expecting medical studies but his own sense of duty was so strong that he decided to join up the field-artillery. Twice wounded, he waited for the victory to start again studying. ⋯ Severely disabled, a leg lost, he settled to become a surgeon. Paris hospital's Interne, he succeeded as chief-surgeon and professor in Rouen where, despite appaling pains, he kept on as long as he could stand up. According to his will, he was buried in his lieutenant uniform, in Dijon.