Louis Lépecq de La Clôture

Louis Lépecq de La Clôture
Louis Lépecq de La Clôture, engraving by Jean-Baptiste Réville
Born(1736-07-12)12 July 1736
Caen, Calvados, France
Died5 November 1804(1804-11-05) (aged 68)
NationalityFrench
Years active1763–1794
Known forObservations sur les maladies épidémiques (Observations on epidemic diseases)
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon
FieldEpidemiology
InstitutionsHôpital de la Charité
AwardsEnnobled by Louis XVI

Louis Lépecq de La Clôture (12 July 1736 – 5 November 1804) was a French surgeon and epidemiologist. His work consisted mainly of a 15-year observation of the relations between climate, geography and pathologies in Normandy.