Louise Bourgeois Boursier
Louise Bourgeois Boursier was a French midwife, writer, gynecologist and obstetrician (1563–1636). She was born at boulevard Saint-Germain.
Also recorded as Louise Boursier.
Overview
Born at boulevard Saint-Germain in 1563, died at boulevard Saint-Germain in 1636.
Catalogued works
25 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1609 to 1957.
Instruction Familiere et Utile Aux Sages-Femmes Pour Bien Pratiquer les Accouchemens, Faite Par Demandes & Réponses. Observations Diverses, Sur la Sterilité, Perte de Fruict, Foecondité, Accouchements, et Maladies des Femmes, et Enfants Nouveaux Naiz Volume 1-2. Apologie de Louyse Bourgeois dite Bourcier sage femme de la royne mere du roy, & de feu Madame. Versheide Aenmerckinge nopende de onkruchtbaerheyt misvallen vrugtbaerheyt, kinderbaren. Observations diverses sur la stérilité, perte de fruits, fécondité, accouchements, et maladies des femmes et enfants nouveau-nés. Observations diverses de Lovyse Bovrgeois ditte Bovrsier. Observations diverses sur la stérilité. Recevil des secrets ... Observations diverses ... Het begin en den ingang van alle menschen in de wereld, of aanmerkingen over d'onvrugtbaarheit, misvallen, vrugtbaarheit, kinderbaren en siekten der vrouwen. Recueil de secrets choises et éprouvez pour diverses maladies, principalement celles des femmes, & pour leur embellissement. The complete midwife's practice enlarged ... With instructions of the Queen of France's midwife [Louise Bourgeois]. Les six couches de Marie de Médicis. Observations diverses, sur la sterilité, perte de fruict, foecondité, accouchements, et maladies des femmes, et enfants nouveaux naiz. Obseruations diuerses sur la sterilité. Observations diuerses, sur la sterilité. Recit veritable de la naissance de Messeigneurs et Dames les enfans de France ; Fidelle relation de l'accouchement, maladie et ouverture du corps de feu Madame ; suivie du Rapport de l'ouverture du corps de feu Madame ; Remonstrance a Madame Bourcier, touchant son apologie. Les six couches de Marie de Medicis. Observations diverses, sur la sterilit©♭, perte de fruict, foecondit©♭, accouchements, et maladies des femmes, et enfants nouveaux naiz. M0002669: Portrait of Louise Bourgeois Boursier (c.1563-1636), dated 01 December 1931, held by Wellcome Collection. Recueil de secrets choises et éprouvez pour diverses maladies, principalement celles des femmes, & pour leur embellissement / [Louise Bourgeois Boursier]., dated 1710, held by Wellcome Collection. Observations diverses sur la sterilité, perte de fruict, foecondite, accouchements et maladies des femmes et enfants nouveaux naiz / [Louise Bourgeois Boursier]., dated 1609, held by Wellcome Collection. M0015800: Portrait of Louise Boursier (1563-1636), dated February 1957, held by Wellcome Collection. Les six couches de Marie de Médicis, reine de France et de Navarre / racontées par Louise Bourgeois, dite Boursier ; étude biographie, notes & éclaircissements par le docteur Achille Chereau., dated 1875, held by Wellcome Collection. Hebammen Buch, darinn von Fruchtbarkeit und Unfruchtbarkeit der Weiber, zeitigen und unzeitigen Geburt ... zufälligen Kranchheiten so wol der Kindbetterin als dess Kindes ... gehandelt wird ... [Thiel I-IV.--Anhang der 3 Theilen] / [Louise Bourgeois Boursier]., dated [1629?], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 36 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.
Toucher le corps des femmes au XVIIe siècle : empirisme‚ soin et savoir dans les écrits médicaux de Louise Bourgeois dite Boursier, Enfanter dans la France d’Ancien Régime, 2017.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Les six couches de Marie de Médicis: reine de France et de Navarre (1875) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is French.
Chronology
- 1563Louise Bourgeois Boursier born at boulevard Saint-Germain.
- 1636Louise Bourgeois Boursier died at boulevard Saint-Germain.
- 1875Les six couches de Marie de Médicis: reine de France et de Navarre digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Louise Boursier”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the sourcereference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1623082: Louise Bourgeois Boursier
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Elsewhere in Books
12,667 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Louisa May AlcottAuthor
- Louise Bénédicte de BourbonAuthor
- Louise Bennett-CoverleyAuthor
- Louise BoganAuthor
- Louise BrooksAuthor
- Louise BryantAuthor
- Louise Chandler MoultonAuthor
- Louise ColetAuthor
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