Paper, account of conjoined twins in Lorraine, France by Monsieur Fevry
Reference number: CLP/13/12
Date: 21 January 1723
Description
Manuscript in French describing the birth of female conjoined twins in Lorraine [Grand Est, France] on 24 December 1722. The twins were joined at the stomach and had only two legs between them, but two separate heads and four arms, and were found to be generally well in health. English translation found at CLP/13/13.
Subject: Anatomy
English translation published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of a monstrous double birth in Lorrain'.
Written by Fevry at Nancy [Grand Est, France]. Communicated by Colin MacLaurin. Read to the Royal Society on 2 May 1723.
- Reference number
- CLP/13/12
- Earliest possible date
- 21 January 1723
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, account of conjoined twins in Lorraine, France by Monsieur Fevry, 21 January 1723, CLP/13/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_13_12/paper-account-of-conjoined-twins-in-lorraine-france-by-monsieur-fevry, accessed on 08 July 2025
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Related Publications
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IX. An account of a monstrous double birth in Lorrain. Communicated to the publisher by Mr. Colin Mac Laurin, Prof, Math. Abredon. R. S. S. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1723
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1722.0068
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'An account by M Fevry of a monstrous double Birth in Lorrain' communicated by Colin Maclaurin
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Translation, 'An account of a monstrous double birth in Lorrain [Lorraine]' by Monsieur Fevry
Reference number: CLP/13/13
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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