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Stanislas Laugier

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Stanislas Laugier

Stanislas Laugier (28 January 1799 – 15 February 1872) was a French surgeon and medical doctor. He was the brother of astronomer Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier (1812-1872).[1]

He was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, a member of the Institut and of the Académie des Sciences, president and professor of the Académie de Médecine de Paris. He was buried in the cimetière du Père-Lachaise (57ème division).[2][3]

Written works

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With Gustave-Antoine Richelot, he published a translation of William Mackenzie's "A practical treatise on the diseases of the eye" as Traité pratique des maladies des yeux.[4] Other noted works by Laugier include:

  • Des cals difformes et des opérations qu'ils réclament, 1841 (two editions)
  • Des varices, de leur traitement, 1842 - Of strictures and their treatment.
  • Des lésions traumatiques de la moelle épinière, 1848 - Traumatic lesions of the spinal cord.[5]

Medical terms

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References

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  1. ^ The American cyclopaedia: a popular dictionary of general knowledge, Volume 10 edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana
  2. ^ Dictionnaire Historique du cimetière du Père-Lachaise XVIIIème et XIXème siècles - Domenico Gabrielli - Ed. de l'Amateur - 2002
  3. ^ Académie nationale de médecine (France) (1872). Bulletin de l'Academie de médecine. G. Masson, Editeur, Libraire de l'Académie de médecine. pp. 134–. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  4. ^ WorldCat Title Traité pratique des maladies des yeux
  5. ^ WorldCat Identities (publications)
  6. ^ Medical Dictionary (definition of eponyms)