Brain and language as a passion André Roch Lecours (1936–2005)

An obituary for Andre Roch Lecours (1936-2005), a scholar in the field of aphasiology, is presented. Lecours focused on the relationship of brain & language in his later years, but started out in the field of obstetrics & only later moved on to neurology, to which he contributed greatly over the next three decades. In addition to his research, Andre Roch Lecours also published handbooks on aphasiology & personally trained many scholars in this field. 16 References. A. Taylor