Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot

Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot (18 September 1804 – 29 January 1883) was a French military physician and surgeon.

Born in Paris, he studied surgery under Alexis Boyer and Philibert Joseph Roux.

In 1836 he became professor of operative surgery at Val-de-Grâce, followed by a professorship at Strasbourg five years later.

[2] Sedillot was a pioneer of urethrotomic and gastrointestinal operations, and known for his work with dislocations and his treatment of pyaemia.

[2][3] He is credited with coining the term "microbe" (from micros "small" and bios "life").