Charles Patin

Charles Patin by Antoine Masson, 1685

Charles Patin (23 February 1633 - 10 October 1693) was a French physician and numismatist. He was the son of Guy Patin, headmaster of the school of medicine in Paris, and a friend of Jacob Spon. Trained first by his father, he obtained a law degree and then chose to study medicine. He became best known for his numismatic work. He married the moralist author Madeleine Patin and their daughter Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin became a painter and numismatist, and his daughter Charlotte-Catherine Patin became a writer.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 44395875 LCCN: n83061165 ISNI: 0000 0001 0893 2118 GND: 116053356 SUDOC: 033770263 BNF: cb12460003d (data) ULAN: 500323763 NKC: jo2006325034

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