Colot

Colot (or Collot) was the name of a family of French surgeons in the 16th and 17th century, distinguished for their skill in operating on kidney stones.

Surgeons

• Laurent Colot, doctor to Henry II and Charles IX.
• François Colot (1630–1706), the last of a long line of distinguished lithotomists.

References

1. The Archer of Meudon: A Curious Absence of Continuity in the History of Medicine, by Vivian Nutton and Christine Nutton.
2. Bookseller with notes, selling "Traité de l'opération de la taille avec des observations sur la formation de la pierre & les suppressions d'urine" by François Colot, but includes information on his relatives as well.

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