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Paul-Ferdinand Gachet (30 July 1828 – 9 January 1909) was a French physician most famous for treating the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks in Auvers-sur-Oise. Gachet was a great supporter of artists and the Impressionist movement. In fact, he himself was an amateur painter, signing his works "Paul van Ryssel", referring to his birthplace: Gachet came "from" (Dutch: "van") "Ryssel" (actually ''Rijssel'') – the Dutch name of Lille.〔Therefore, Gachet's son Paul-Louis signed Louis van Ryssel〕 ==Biography== Born and raised in Lille, his family moved to Mechelen, where Gachet's father was transferred to in 1844/1845 to start a new branch of the firm he was working for.〔A vast chronology of Doctor Gachet's life compiled by his son, is supplied in Distel, Anne and Stein, Susan Alyson (1999) ''Cézanne to Van Gogh: The Collection of Doctor Gachet'', Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ISBN 0-87099-903-6, pp. 273–288〕 He qualified for a B.A. at the University of Paris and then worked at the mental hospitals of Bicêtre and Salpêtrière. His teachers included Armand Trousseau. In 1858 he received a medical degree for his thesis ''Étude sur la Mélancolie'' (Éditeur du Montpellier Médecal). He returned to Paris and set up a private practice. He knew Gustave Courbet, Champfleury, Victor Hugo and later Paul Cézanne. He was a friend of the chemist Henri Nestlé and prescribed Nestlé's new powdered milk supplement to some of his child patients. He spent much time with Charles Méryon after the etcher's committal to Charenton. He oversaw Auguste Renoir's recovery from pneumonia in 1882. He advised Édouard Manet against the amputation of his leg. However, Manet did not follow this advice. Gachet's tomb is situated in section 52 of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Gachet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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