Peter Safar

Peter Safar
Born12 April 1924
Vienna, Austria
Died3 August 2003 (aged 79)
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania
Known forCardiopulmonary resuscitation
Scientific career
FieldsAnesthesiology

Peter Safar (12 April 1924 – 3 August 2003) was an Austrian anesthesiologist of Czech descent. He is credited with pioneering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).