About Louis-Françisque Lélut
Lived 1804 – 1877 (aged 72). Louis-Françisque Lélut was a French politician, physician and writer.
Louis Francisque Lélut (1804–1877) was a French medical doctor and philosopher known for his works Démon de Socrate and L'Amulette de Pascal, where he stated that Socrates and Blaise Pascal were insane.
Born at Gy, a small village in the Haute-Saône department, he was member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and researched mental illnesses and phrenology. His main work was Physiologie de la pensée, published in 1861.
During the Second French Empire he was member of the Legislative Body.
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Who was Louis-Françisque Lélut?
French philosopher (1804–1877)
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Louis-Françisque Lélut was born on 15 April 1804 in Gy.
When did Louis-Françisque Lélut die?
Louis-Françisque Lélut died on 25 January 1877 in Gy.
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Louis-Françisque Lélut was a politician, physician and writer.
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Louis-Françisque Lélut was French.
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