Louis Comte (medic)

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Louis Comte (born November 12, 1870 in Friborg ; † November 25, 1959 there , entitled to live in Friborg and Romont ) was a Swiss physician , forensic scientist and professor of forensic medicine at the University of Friborg .

Louis Comte was the son of the lawyer Etienne Comte. He studied medicine at the University of Lausanne and passed his state examination in 1896 . In 1897 he was also awarded a Dr. med. PhD. He then worked in Munich , returned to Freiburg in 1899 and settled there as a practicing doctor.

In addition to his private practice, Comte was an associate professor from 1917 to 1924 and a full professor of forensic medicine from 1924 to 1953 at the University of Freiburg. In 1929/30 and 1938/39 he was dean of the natural science faculty , 1943/44 rector and 1944/45 vice rector . From 1913 to 1952 he also taught at the nursing school in Freiburg. Comte was a member of the Freiburg Medical Association from 1899 to 1959, an actuary from 1904 to 1906, vice-president from 1912 to 1914 and 1930 to 1932, and president from 1914 to 1916 and 1932 to 1934.

In 1901 he was involved in the autopsy of the 17-year-old Louise Mettraux and in 1902 took part in the execution of her murderer Etienne Chatton in Freiburg. In 1952 he wrote a report on this for the Freiburg Historical Society, which, however, never published it. In 2011, the historian Alain Chardonnens discovered this report in the canton archives of Friborg and published an annotated version.

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SURNAME Comte, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss physician, forensic scientist and professor of forensic medicine
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1959
Place of death Freiburg