Charles Patin

Charles Patin (23 February 1633 - 10 October 1693) was a French physician and numismatist.

He was the son of Guy Patin, dean of the school of medicine in Paris, and a friend of Jacob Spon.

Trained first by his father, he obtained a law degree and then chose to study medicine.

He married the moralist author Madeleine Hommetz: their daughter Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin became a painter and numismatist, and their daughter Charlotte-Catherine Patin became a writer.

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