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G. (Gustave) Moussu
1864–1945
A leading French veterinarian and medical scholar, he helped bring modern scientific thinking to animal health in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His books on the diseases of livestock and horses were written to be practical, detailed, and useful far beyond France.
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Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine
by G. (Gustave) Moussu, Jno. A. W. (John A. W.) Dollar
About the author
Born in Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines on January 1, 1864, Gustave Moussu became one of France’s notable veterinary scientists. He taught pathology at the veterinary school in Alfort and later served as a professor of comparative physiology at the Institut national agronomique and the École d'Agronomie coloniale.
Moussu wrote extensively on animal disease, especially conditions affecting cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and horses. Records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France and Wellcome Collection show that his work circulated widely, including in translation, which helps explain why his name still appears in older veterinary literature.
He died on October 16, 1945, in his native Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines. Today he is remembered less as a literary figure than as a clear, practical scientific author whose books aimed to make veterinary knowledge more useful to students and working professionals.