Bourgelat, CLAUDE, veterinary surgeon, was born in Lyons in 1712, and died there in 1799. An ex-cavalry officer, he in 1761 founded (at Lyons) the first veterinary school, and students flocked to it from all parts of Europe. Its success induced the government to establish similar institutions, and Bourgelat was chosen to superintend that at Alfort, near Paris, which became the most celebrated school in France. Bourgelat wrote with authority on farriery.
Bourgelat, CLAUDE,
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