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René Laennec

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René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (French:; 17 February 1781 – 13 August 1826) was a French medical doctor and musician. His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker.

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