Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Avis au peuple sur la santé.
Lausanne: J. Zimmerli pour F. Grasset, 1761.
A tract on medicine written for the lay public; it ran through many editions and was translated into all European languages. It has been called "the greatest medical best-seller of the eighteenth century" (Singy, "The Popularization of Medicine in the Eighteenth Century: Writing, Reading, and Rewriting Samuel Auguste Tissot's Avis au peuple sur sa santé". Journal of Modern History, 82 (2010) 769–800).
English translation in 1765. Digital facsimile of the 1761 edition from Google Books at this link.
Facet Tags
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #1597 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/1713 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | avis-au-peuple-sur-la-sant |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Lausanne