Swiss ophthalmologist and botanist (1868-1954).
Auguste Cuénod (15 June 1868, in Saint-Legier-sur-Vevey – 8 February 1954, in Hammamet) was a Swiss ophthalmologist, known for his work in the fight against trachoma. He studied medicine in Lausanne and Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1894. Afterwards, he relocated to Tunis, where he subsequently established an eye clinic. In Tunis, he worked closely with Charles Nicolle at the Pasteur Institute. In 1923, with Nicolle and Victor Morax, he founded the Ligue internationale contre le trachome (International League against Trachoma). He was also a founding member and president of the Société tun