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Claude Bernard
French physiologist (1813–1878) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 17th-century Roman Catholic priest who popularized the Memorare, see Father Claude Bernard.
Claude Bernard (French: [bɛʁnaʁ]; 12 July 1813 – 10 February 1878) was a French physiologist. Historian I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science".[1] He originated the term milieu intérieur, and the associated concept of homeostasis (the latter term being coined by Walter Cannon).
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Born | (1813-07-12)12 July 1813 Saint-Julien, Rhône, France |
Died | 10 February 1878(1878-02-10) (aged 64) Paris, France |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Known for | Milieu intérieur |
Spouse | Marie Françoise Bernard |
Children | Two daughters, Jeanne-Henriette and Marie-Claude, and a son who died in infancy |
Awards | Baly Medal (1869) Copley Medal (1876) |
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Fields | Physiology |
Institutions | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle |
Patrons | Louis Napoleon |
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