François Gigot de la Peyronie (pronounced [fʁɑ̃swa ʒiɡod la pɛʁɔni]; 15 January 1678 – 25 April 1747) was a French surgeon who was born in Montpellier...

and separately by Gabriele Falloppio. The condition is named for François Gigot de la Peyronie, who described it in 1743. Freedberg, Irwin M.; Fitzpatrick...