What year was the barber surgeon who served the last French monarch of the House of Valois born?
Ambroise Paré Ambroise Paré (c. 1510 – 20 December 1590) was a French barber surgeon who served in that role for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. He is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology and a pioneer in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine, especially in the treatment of wounds. He was also an anatomist and invented several surgical instruments. He was also part of the Parisian Barber Surgeon guild.
Legros de Rumigny Legros de Rumigny was the hairdresser for the French court of the 18th century including Madame de Pompadour. In 1765 he wrote " L'Art de la coeffure des dames françaises" and established the "Académie des Coëffures des Dames Françoises" which helped establish hairdressing as a profession.