François Cureau de La Chambre (19 July 1630 in Le Mans - 22 March 1680 in Versailles) was a French physician during the reign of Louis XIV.
François was the eldest son of Marin Cureau de la Chambre (1594-1669).
[2] In 1660 he was appointed physician to Queen Maria Theresa and the children of France.
[3][4] In 1665, he was ordinary physician to King Louis XIV,[5] then on 31 July 1671, after the death of his father, who held this position, and on Antoine Vallot's presentation, the King appointed him as a demonstrator operator of the interior of plants[note 1] of the Botanical Garden (Jardin des Plantes) with a salary of 1500 livres a year.
[7] François Cureau de La Chambre was ordinary doctor of the Bâtiments du Roi "to take care of all the officers servants and employees of the State" and doctor "to serve with the Admiral of France".