title: [Some French doctors as writers in the first half of the XXth century].
abstract: The author recollects the memory of more than 50 French medical authors of this period. Some of tham are cited in the dictionary le Petit Robert. Many were novelists or literary critics. Among the cited authors numerous were known for their scientific work but Clemenceau is chiefly known for his political career and Schweitzer for his humanitarian action. The author underlines that the suffering and pains of soldiers during the First World War inspired real major works and some medical students became prominent writers.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgie orthopédique - Laboratoire d' Anatomie de la Faculté de Médecine Grange Blanche, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 02.
authors.forename: Louis-Paul
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D010820:Physicians; D014857:Warfare