Charles-Michel Billard

Charles-Michel Billard (16 June 1800, Pellouailles-les-Vignes – 31 January 1832, Angers) was a French physician, best known for his research of pediatric diseases.

He studied in Laval and Angers, then in 1824 relocated to Paris, where he found employment at the Hôpital des Enfants-Trouvés.

He died in Angers from tuberculosis on January 31, 1832 (age 31).

[1][2] In 1828 he published his best work, a book on newborn illnesses, titled "Traité des maladies des enfants nouveau nés et à la mamelle".

It was also translated into German by Friedrich Ludwig Meissner (1829), and in 1839 the third French edition was translated into English and published with the title of "A treatise on the diseases of infants".