| Authorised form of name | Bernard; Claude (1813 - 1878) |
| Dates | 1813 - 1878 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | St-Julien, near Villefranche, Beaujolais, France |
| Date of birth | 12 July 1813 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 10 February 1878 |
| Research field | Physiology |
| Activity | Education:
Lyons
Career:
Worked in an apothecary's shop; went to Paris and took up medicine (1834); Assistant to the physiologist Magendie, College de France (1841); Professor of Physiology (1855); discovered the functions of the pancreas
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| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 09/06/1864 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1876 |
| Relationships | Son of a vineyard owner |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Claude Debru, 'On the Usefulness of the History of Science for Scientific Education' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 291-307, plate
Sir Ashley Miles, 'Reports by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard on the Organization of Scientific Teaching and Research' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 101-118 |
| Code | NA8125 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1864/17 | Bernard, Claude: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |