Francois Laplantine

About François Laplantine

Birth

1943

French anthropologist

François Laplantine is a prominent French anthropologist whose work explores the intersection of culture and the mind.

His professional career is notable for combining ethnology with psychiatry, offering a unique perspective on human behavior.

He is the author of L'ethnopsychiatrie, one of his most influential and recognized works in the academic field.

Throughout his career, he has published 48 works covering topics as diverse as philosophy and social psychiatry.

As a university professor, he has dedicated his life to the research and teaching of anthropology in France.