Paul Bert | |
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Born | 17 October 1833 |
Died | 11 November 1886 | (aged 53)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École polytechnique |
Known for | oxygen toxicity |
Awards | Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1879) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | physiology |
Institutions | Sorbonne |
Paul Bert (17 October 1833 – 11 November 1886) was a French zoologist, physiologist and politician. He is sometimes given the sobriquet "Father of Aviation Medicine".