Jules Sichel
1802–68
French ophthalmologist. Founded an ophthalmological clinic in Paris in 1836, which particularly served the poor. Published numerous papers on ophthalmology and was an accomplished linguist. Also studied entomology, his particular interest being the Hymenoptera.
Sources
Annales de la Société de Lyon 17 (1869): 383–410, Dictionnaire universel des contemporains
Gilbert 1977.
Bibliography
Dictionnaire universel des contemporains: Dictionnaire universel des contemporains contenant toutes les personnes notables de la France et des pays étrangers … Ouvrage rédigé et continuellement tenu à jour avec le concours d’écrivains et des savants de tous les pays. Edited by Louis Gustave Vapereau. Paris: Libraire Hachette. 1858. 3d edition, 1865. 4th edition, 1870. 5th edition, 1880. 6th edition, 1893.
Gilbert, Pamela. 1977. A compendium of the biographical literature on deceased entomologists. London: British Museum (Natural History).
