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Alexandre Lacassagne

French criminologist (1843-1924)
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Alexandre Lacassagne
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
August 17, 1843
Date of death
September 24, 1924
Place of birth
Cahors
Place of death
3rd arrondissement of Lyon
Country of citizenship
France[14]
Occupation
physician, medical examiner, anthropologist, criminologist
Employer
Val-de-Grâce, University of Lyon, Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[18][19][20]
Field of work
medical jurisprudence, anthropology, clinical ethics[15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Strasbourg[21]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour[22][23]
Spouse
Madeleine Rollet[10]
Child
Antoine Lacassagne, Jean Lacassagne, Jeanne Lacassagne[11][12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[32]
Academic degree
doctorate in France[28]
Archives at
Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon[27]
Birth name
Jean Alexandre Eugène Lacassagne[33]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science[35]
Family name
Lacassagne[29]
Given name
Alexandre[30]
Member of
Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon, Société de médecine de Lyon[24][25]
Name in native language
Alexandre Lacassagne[34]
P14611
175988
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Place of burial
cemetery of Beynost[9]
Relative
Albert Policard[31]
Writing language
French[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexandre Lacassagne fr Jean Alexandre Eugène Lacassagne ko 알렉상드르 라카사뉴 ru Александр Лакассань ru Лакассань, Александр zh 亚历山大·拉卡萨涅 zh-hant 亞歷山大·拉卡薩涅
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000081213577
VIAF cluster ID
42211985
Library of Congress authority ID
no2007037032
GND ID
1167938038
Academy of Athens authority ID
147103
Alvin ID
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BHF author ID
000004416
BIBSYS ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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Babelio author ID
218769
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12337095s
CANTIC ID
981058511290406706
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CTHS person ID
100451
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10665084
CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1167938038
FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
103743465
FranceArchives agent ID
633506028
Freebase ID
/m/03gysw9
GeneaStar person ID
lacassagnea
IdRef ID
032317956
Isidore scholar ID
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Léonore ID
LH//1421/47
Léonore Web ID
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Medvik ID
nlk20010095130
Münzkabinett ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08131341
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20010095130
NUKAT ID
n2016014570
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
1975
National Library of Chile ID
000157754
National Library of Greece ID
224148
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007597179505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000161703
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bga3;=Bd
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1335242
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073503290
Obálky knih ID
nlk20010095130
Open Library ID
OL780546A
Parsifal cluster ID
413917
Persée author ID
616076
RERO ID (legacy)
A013695453
SBN author ID
CUBV086946
SHARE Catalogue author ID
164888
Tabakalera ID
74491
Treccani ID
alexandre-lacassagne
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
alexandre-lacassagne
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511290406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1341956
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/213303
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfGRPGdmBgQhphxp46dwC
Yale LUX ID
person/0997af98-9db2-413a-a580-40a72b78fc7d

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Occupation 4
physician, anthropologist, medical examiner, criminologist
Award received 2
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour
Field of work 2
anthropology, medical jurisprudence
Archives at 1
Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
Child 1
Jean Lacassagne
Children (paternal) 1
Jean Lacassagne
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
University of Strasbourg
Employer 1
Val-de-Grâce
Given name 1
Alexandre
Influenced 1
Edmond Locard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Cahors
Place of death 1
3rd arrondissement of Lyon
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Alexandre Lacassagne was born on August 17, 1843[1], in Cahors[2]. He died on September 24, 1924[3], in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon[4]. He worked as a physician[5], medical examiner[6], anthropologist[7], and criminologist[8].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Edmond Locard[37], a criminologist[38], 1877–1966[39], of France[40], awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour[41].

FAQs

Where was Alexandre Lacassagne born?

Alexandre Lacassagne was born in Cahors[2].

Where did Alexandre Lacassagne die?

Alexandre Lacassagne passed away in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon[4].

Who was Alexandre Lacassagne married to?

Alexandre Lacassagne's spouses include Madeleine Rollet[10].

What did Alexandre Lacassagne do for work?

Alexandre Lacassagne worked as a physician[5], medical examiner[6], anthropologist[7], and criminologist[8].

Where did Alexandre Lacassagne go to school?

Alexandre Lacassagne was educated at University of Strasbourg[21].

What awards did Alexandre Lacassagne receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[22] and Knight of the Legion of Honour[23].

Who did Alexandre Lacassagne influence?

Alexandre Lacassagne has been cited as an influence by Edmond Locard[37].

Related Entities

anthropology Cahors France University of Strasbourg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. Retrieved . fondsenligne.archives-lyon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. theses.univ-lyon2.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . bibulyon.hypotheses.org. bibulyon.hypotheses.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . linflux.com. linflux.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . fondsenligne.archives-lyon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Dictionnaire historique des académiciens de Lyon. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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