Jean Lacassagne
Jean Lacassagne (born January 2, 1886 in Lyon , † January 1960 in Lyon) was a French doctor and argotologist .
life and work
Jean Lacassagne, son of Alexandre Lacassagne , was a doctor of medicine from 1916 and later head of clinic (Hôpital de l'Antiquaille in Lyon). As a specialist in skin and venereal diseases, he had a lot to do with patients from the underworld, whose argot he studied and lexicographed in a dictionary: L'argot du milieu (Paris 1928, 293 pages, with a foreword by Francis Carco ; other editions with Pierre Devaux, 1935, 1948, 1952).
Lacassagne was Knight of the Legion of Honor (1925).
Other works
- Hygiène sexual , Paris 1947
literature
- Dictionnaire de biography française sv
- Tombeau pour Jean Lacassagne (1886-1960), Lyon 1961
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Lacassagne in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Jean Lacassagne, médecin. 1914-1955, mnesysis.fr (PDF)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lacassagne, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seringard, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor and argotologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1960 |
| Place of death | Lyon |