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". He originated the term milieu intérieur, and the associated concept of homeostasis (the latter term being coined by Walter Cannon).
Claude Bernard | |
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| Born | 12 July 1813 Saint-Julien, Rhône, France |
| Died | 10 February 1878 (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) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle |
| Patrons | Louis Napoleon |
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