Claude Bernard

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1813 – 1878

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Who was Claude Bernard?

Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. Historian I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". Among many other accomplishments, he was one of the first to suggest the use of blind experiments to ensure the objectivity of scientific observations. He was the first to define the term milieu intérieur, now known as homeostasis.

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Born
Jul 12, 1813
Saint-Julien, Rhône
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Religion
  • Agnosticism
Ethnicity
  • French people
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Employment
  • Collège de France
Lived in
  • Paris
    (1834 - 1878)
Died
Feb 10, 1878
Paris
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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