Stanislas Laugier (28 January 1799 – 15 February 1872) was a French

surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...

and doctor. He was the brother of

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, g ...

Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier Paul-Auguste-Ernest Laugier (22 December 1812, in Paris – 5 April 1872) was a French astronomer, one of two French astronomers referred to as M. Laugier. Early life and education The son of André Laugier, a chemist (1 August 1770 – 9 April ...

(1812-1872). He was associated with the

Hôtel-Dieu In French-speaking countries, a hôtel-Dieu ( en, hostel of God) was originally a hospital for the poor and needy, run by the Catholic Church. Nowadays these buildings or institutions have either kept their function as a hospital, the one in Paris b ...

in Paris, a member of the Institut and of the

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, president and professor of the Académie de Médecine de Paris. He was buried in the cimetière du Père-Lachaise (57ème division).

Written works

With

Gustave-Antoine Richelot Gustave-Antoine Richelot (1806 – September 1893) was a French physician born in Nantes. He was the father of surgeon Louis-Gustave Richelot (1844-1924). In 1831 he earned his doctorate in Paris with the dissertation, ''De la uterine phlébi ...

, he published a translation of William Mackenzie's "A practical treatise on the diseases of the eye" as ''Traité pratique des maladies des yeux''. 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 A stenosis (from Ancient Greek στενός, "narrow") is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure such as foramina and canals. It is also sometimes called a stricture (as in urethral stricture). ''Stricture' ...

and their treatment. * ''Des lésions traumatiques de la moelle épinière'', 1848 - Traumatic lesions of the

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Medical terms

* Laugier hernia: A

hernia A hernia is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ (anatomy), organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. Various types of hernias can occur, most commonly involving the abdomen, and specifically the gr ...

passing through an opening in the

lacunar ligament The lacunar ligament, also named Gimbernat’s ligament, is a ligament in the inguinal region. It connects the inguinal ligament to the pectineal ligament, near the point where they both insert on the pubic tubercle. Structure The lacunar ligam ...

. * Laugier sign - In fracture of the lower portion of the

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, the styloid processes of the radius and of the

ulna The ulna (''pl''. ulnae or ulnas) is a long bone found in the forearm that stretches from the elbow to the smallest finger, and when in anatomical position, is found on the medial side of the forearm. That is, the ulna is on the same side of t ...

are on the same level.Medical Dictionary
(definition of eponyms) * Laugiers fracture: fracture of the trochlea of humerus

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laugier 1799 births 1872 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 19th-century French physicians Members of the French Academy of Sciences