Georges Mareschal
Georges Mareschal was a French surgeon. In 1707 he was ennobled, and was known as Georges Mareschal, seigneur de Bièvre.
He was the son of John Marshall, an Irish gentleman who was knighted in 1643 for his service during the Battle of Rocroi. In 1677 Mareschal moved to Paris, where he worked as a surgical assistant. From 1684 onward, he worked at the Hôpital de la Charité, where in 1688 he became master-surgeon, later earning the title of chief-surgeon.
He was first-surgeon to Louis XIV and then to Louis XV. In 1723 he was awarded the Ordre de Saint-Michel for successfully treating the Infanta of Spain. In 1731, with François Gigot de la Peyronie, he founded the Académie Royale de Chirurgie. He is credited with making improvements in lithotomical surgery.
