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French surgeon (1741–1807)
Pierre Lassus |
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Pierre Lassus |
Born | 11 April 1741 |
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Died | 16 March 1807 (aged 65) |
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Occupation | surgeon |
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Known for | surgeon to the daughters of
Louis XV |
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Institutions |
Institut de France |
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Pierre Lassus (11 April 1741 – 16 March 1807) was a French
surgeon born in
Paris.
He was a one-time surgeon to the daughters of
Louis XV, and in 1795 worked with
Philippe-Jean Pelletan (1747–1829), Nicolas Dieudonné Jeanroy (1750–1816) and
Jean-Baptiste Dumangin (1744–1826) on the
autopsy of 10-year-old
Louis XVII.
In 1802 he was appointed secrétaire perpétuel of the
physical sciences section at the
Institut de France. In 1804 he was chosen by
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755–1821) as a consultant-surgeon of the Emperor.
Written works
- Nouvelle méthode de traiter les fractures et les luxations (1771)
- Mémoires sur les plaies du sinus longitudinal supérieur de la dure-mère, (1774)
- Essai ou discours historique et critique sur les de´couvertes faites en anatomie par les anciens & par les modernes (1783)
- Éphémérides pour servir à l'histoire de toutes les parties de l'art de guérir, with
Philippe-Jean Pelletan. (1790)
- Traité élémentaire de la médecine opératoire, Paris, (1795)
- Pathologie chirurgicale (1806).
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References
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[1] L'Ecole Hautes Etudes (biographical information)
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^ Éloge historique de Lassus sur wikisource, list of publications
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