PMID: 15386881Sep 25, 2004Paper

The life of doctor Louis-Désiré Véron (1798-1867)

Vesalius : Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae
Claude A Planchon

Abstract

The life of doctor Louis-Désiré Véron (1798-1867) was an incredible odyssey. Starting his professional life as an 'Interne des Hôpitaux de Paris', he found himself unable to enter the medical establishment at a time it was practically impossible to succeed in Parisian society without having being born into a wealthy family. He was eventually able to take his revenge on Paris when he had made a fortune from pharmacy. He became the head of the Le Pelletier Paris Opera (1831-1835), in one of the most brilliant periods of opera history, with productions of Robert le Diable by Meyerbeer and La Sylphide, a ballet choreographed by Filippo Taglioni. This latter was first interpreted by Marie, the prima ballerina daughter of Taglioni. Doctor Véron became her protector. He compensated for his ugly physical appearance by a combination of smart intelligence and a keen spirit, which enabled him to seduce Mademoiselle Rachel, one of the most famous tragic actresses of the era at La Comédie-Française.

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