The Narcissim of Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey
Abstract
For this paper I thought it would be interesting to investigate the personality of one of history's greatest battlefield surgeons, Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey who served as Napoleon's Surgeon-in-Chief throughout the rise and fall of Napoleon's Empire. While researching for an in-class presentation about the devastating toll diseases such as typhus and dysentery had on Napoleon's Grand Arme, a theme kept presenting itself when reading about the accounts of Dr. Larrey. The writings of biographers, historians, his peers, and even Dr. Larrey himself reveal he was extremely vain and often times projected his vanity with malice. This research paper captures a small portion of the behaviors of Dr. Larrey and marries them up with research studies on narcissism throughout the past fourteen years to show Dr. Larrey was indeed a narcissist and his narcissistic tendencies precluded him from being an even more influential surgeon.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA626025
Entities
People
- Eric W. Ettestad
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College