Philippe Etienne La Fosse
Philippe-Étienne La Fosse (born January 6, 1739 in Montataire , Oise department , † June 1820 in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne , Yonne department ) was a French veterinarian and author.
La Fosse learned veterinary medicine under his father's guidance and was 18 years old when he gave his own lectures on anatomy. In 1758 he joined the army as a horse doctor, and from 1767–70 he gave numerous lectures in an amphitheater he built himself.
He gained a great reputation especially abroad with his magnificent work Cours d'hippiatrique (Paris 1772, 2 volumes. German: Lehr Term der Pferdarzney , 4 volumes, Berlin 1787/88) and the Dictionnaire d'hippiatrique (Paris 1775, 4 volumes).
From 1777 to 1781 he lived in Russia . On returning to Paris, he became senior veterinarian at the court and with the gendarmerie corps, he was also employed by the government of the republic, but later imprisoned, sentenced to death and only saved by the Robespierre case .
Since then he has lived on his country estate, engaged in scientific work, and died in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne in June 1820. Of his writings, the following are to be emphasized: Dissertation sur la morve (Paris 1761); Guide du maréchal (Paris 1766).
Works
- Dictionnaire d'hippiatrique Volume 1 , Volume 2, Part 4 (Googlebook, French, total February 15, 2011)
- Guide du maréchal (Googlebook, French, total February 15, 2011)
- Band Dictionnaire raisonné d'hippiatrique, cavalerie, manége et maréchallerie (Googlebook, French, total February 15, 2011)
Web links
- Literature by Philippe Etienne La Fosse in the catalog of the Berlin State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Fosse, Philippe Etienne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lafosse, Philippe-Etienne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French veterinarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1739 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montataire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1820 |
| Place of death | Villeneuve-sur-Yonne |