Pierre Lassus (11 April 1741 – 16 March 1807) was a French surgeon born in Paris.
Pierre Lassus | |
|---|---|
 Pierre Lassus | |
| Born | 11 April 1741 |
| Died | 16 March 1807 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | surgeon |
| Known for | surgeon to the daughters of Louis XV |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Institut de France |
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
edit- 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).[1]
References
edit- [1] L'Ecole Hautes Etudes (biographical information)
- ^ Éloge historique de Lassus sur wikisource, list of publications