Augustin Cabanès

Dr. Augustin Cabanès was a French medical doctor, historian and writer of numerous works of fiction and history. He was known for his books on historical medical mysteries.
He studied medicine in Bordeaux and Paris, defending his doctorate in 1889 with a thesis involving Hydrastis canadensis. As a physician, he was associated with the Préfecture de la Seine. In 1894, he founded Chronique médicale, a popular journal dealing with unpublished articles on the health of literary and historical figures.

Partial list of works

Marat inconnu; l'homme privé, le médecin, le savant Le cabinet secret de l'histoire,, "Secret Cabinet of History Peeped into By a Doctor".

"Curious Bypaths of History: Being Medico-Historical Studies and Observations" Balzac ignoré Les Morts mysterieuses de l'histoire Les indiscrétions de l'histoire Mœurs intimes du passé Les curiosités de la médecine La névrose révolutionnaire Au chevet de l'empereur Les cinq sens Dans les coulisses de l'histoire.