Paul Bert

Paul Bert
Born17 October 1833 (1833-10-17)
Died11 November 1886 (1886-11-12) (aged 53)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole polytechnique
Known foroxygen toxicity
AwardsCameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1879)
Scientific career
Fieldsphysiology
InstitutionsSorbonne

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".