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Jean Paul Marat was born on May 24th, 1743, at Boudry, Switzerland. His father
was also named Jean Paul Marat. Both his father and mother were Protestants. When his mother died in 1759, Jean Paul traveled
to Bordeaux to further his study in medicine. His two favorite sciences were optics and electricity, which he practiced when
he settled in Paris. These two sciences he practiced, alleviated diseases of the eyes. After a few years in Paris he moved
to Holland and then on to London where he settled and practiced his profession.
While in London he wrote his first of many works. The name of this work was Philosophical
Essay on Man. This work demonstrated extensive knowledge of English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish philosophers.
Jean Paul Marat firmly believed that physiology, which is the study of mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of
living organisms; can solve the connection between body and soul alone. Voltaire then attacked Marat’s essay and made
Marat more conspicuous. His 2nd work called The Chains of Slavery published in 1774, urged constituencies
to reject the British king’s friends as candidates for Parliament. In 1775, Marat wrote his Essay on Gleets (gonorrhea)
which led him to recognized as an M.D. of St. Andrews, which is a Bute Medical School.
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