Ambroise Pare lived from approximately 1510 to December 20, 1590.  He is primarily known as the French barber surgeon who served Henry II, Charles IX and Henry III.  During this career, he became considered one of the father of surgery and modern forensic pathology.  This developed as he pioneered surgical techniques and battlefield medicine.

In Journeys In Diverse Places, Ambroise Pare set out his experiences as an army physician in the 16th century.

Readings from Journey In Diverse Places can be read here:

http://www.bartleby.com/38/2/18.html

A very short video about Ambroise Pare can be seen here: