Pierre Lassus

Pierre Lassus (11 April 1741 – 16 March 1807) was a French surgeon born in Paris.

Pierre Lassus
Pierre Lassus
Born11 April 1741
Died16 March 1807 (aged 65)
Occupationsurgeon
Known forsurgeon to the daughters of Louis XV
Medical career
InstitutionsInstitut 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
  • 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]
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References
  • L'Ecole Hautes Etudes (biographical information)
  1. Éloge historique de Lassus sur wikisource, list of publications
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