Dominique Jean Larrey

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Dominique Jean Larrey
1804 portrait of Larrey by Marie-Guillemine Benoist
Born	(1766-07-08)8 July 1766 Beaudéan, Bigorre
Died	25 July 1842(1842-07-25) (aged 76) Lyon, France
Nationality	French
Spouse	Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux
Children	Félix Hippolyte Larrey Isaure Larrey
Scientific career
Fields	Surgeon

Dominique Jean, Baron Larrey (8 July 1766 – 25 July 1842) was a French surgeon and soldier best known for his service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. An important innovator in battlefield medicine and triage, Larrey invented the flying ambulance and is sometimes considered the first modern military surgeon.