Claude Bernard

French physiologist (1813-1878)

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Claude Bernard was a French physiologist in the 19th century who made groundbreaking discoveries about how the body's internal systems work, laying the foundation for modern experimental physiology. His work established rigorous scientific methods for studying living organisms and helped explain fundamental biological processes, making him one of the most influential scientists in the history of medicine.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Claude
Family name: Bernard
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Saint-Julien
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Marie Françoise Bernard
Employer: École pratique des hautes études
Languages spoken: French
Award: Commander of the Legion of Honour
Notable work: internal environment
Field of work: medicine
Image: Claude Bernard 5.jpg
Significant event: funeral

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on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Commons category: Claude Bernard
member of: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
date of death: 1878-02-10
date of birth: 1813-07-12
Commons gallery: Claude Bernard
Commons Creator page: Claude Bernard
described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia
student: Étienne Lancereaux
writing language: French
influenced by: François Magendie
contributed to creative work: Popular Science
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Encyclopedic overview

Claude Bernard ( French: [klod bɛʁnaʁ]; 12 July 1813 – 10 February 1878) was a French physiologist. 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).

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