Jacques Dubois
Physician
Jacques Dubois was a French anatomist. Dubois was the first to describe venous valves, although their function was later discovered by William Harvey. He was the brother of Franciscus Sylvius Ambianus, professor of humanities at the Collège de... Wikipedia
Born: 1478, Loeuilly, Ô-de-Selle, France
Died: January 14, 1555 (age 77 years), Paris, France
Education: University of Montpellier; (M.B., 1529; M.D., 1530)