Dr. Alexandre Manette was born around 1730 in the quiet countryside near Tours, France, the son of a modest but educated family who valued learning and integrity above status. From an early age, he showed curiosity in people and animals and he had compassion on them, often helping injured animals or helping the village doctor. Recognizing his intelligence, his parents sent him to study in Paris, where he attended the highest level of the study of medicine at the University of Paris. There, he dedicated years to studying anatomy, science, and philosophy, training under respected physicians and earning a reputation for both brilliance and kindness. By the time he established his medical practice in Paris, he was known not only for his skill but for his strong moral principles — a man who believed medicine was not just a profession, but a duty to humanity.

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These principles carried him through life and work, and this one day turned on him when we was helping the siblings and led to him disappearing for 18 years. 

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