Pierre Barbet (24 July 1883 – 17 December 1961) was a French physician, and the chief surgeon at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Paris.New Scientist October 12, 1978, page 96
By performing various experiments, Barbet introduced a set of theories on the crucifixion of Jesus.Columbia University page of Pierre Barbet on Crucifixion Zugibe, Frederick (2005). The Crucifixion of Jesus: A Forensic Inquiry. New York: M. Evans and Co. Barbet, Pierre. A Doctor at Calvary: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ as Described by a Surgeon. New York: P.J. Kenedy, 1953. Reprint. New York: Image Books, 1963. Originally published in French in 1950.
In 1950 he wrote a long study called A Doctor at Calvary which was later published as a book. Barbet stated that his experience as a battlefield surgeon during World War I led him to conclude that the image on the Shroud of Turin was authentic, anatomically correct and consistent with crucifixion.Ruffin, C. Bernard (1999). The Shroud of Turin. Huntington, Ind.: Our Sunday Visitor. page 17. As Barbet wrote, "If this is the work of a forger, than the forger would have to have been a trained anatomist, for there is not one single blunder. Indeed, anatomy bears witness to authenticity."
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