Félix Vicq-d'Azyr

Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
Born(1748-04-23)23 April 1748
Died20 June 1794(1794-06-20) (aged 46)
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Known forcomparative anatomy
homology
Scientific career
Fieldsphysician
anatomist

Félix Vicq d'Azyr (French: [feliks vik daziʁ]; 23 April 1748 – 20 June 1794) was a French physician and anatomist, the originator of comparative anatomy and discoverer of the theory of homology in biology.