Henry Francis Le, a French surgeon of distinguished eminence, was born in the year 1685. His father followed the same profession at Paris, and was highly celebrated for his treatment of cancers. Dran had much experience as well as abilities, although his anatomical knowledge was rather circumscribed, and his acquaintance with books was far from being extensive. In 1730, he published in 8vo a valuable work, entitled Parallele des différentes Manières de tirer la Pierre hors de la Vessie. In this work he takes a comparative view of the different modes of performing the hazardous operation of lithotomy, preferring the lateral method which was practised by Cheselden. In the year 1731, he published his Observations de Chirurgie, avec des Reflections, in 2 vols 12mo, which is justly considered as a valuable performance for men who are employed in the practice of surgery. In 1757, appeared his Traité ou Reflections tirées de la Pratique sur les Plages d’Armes à Feu; in which he gives the results of his own practice while in the army, with efficacious methods for the cure of gun-shot wounds. Gataker translated into English his Traité des Operations de Chirurgie, to which many interesting observations were added by Cheselden. In 1765, were published his Consultations sur la plupart des Maladies qui sont du Ressort de la Chirurgie; the plan of which is admirably calculated for the instruction of young practitioners. As at least one evidence of the merit of Dran’s works, translations of them have been made into various languages. If his judgment was penetrating, he was equally famed for his successful operations. He died at Paris in the year 1775, in the 85th year of his age.