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Jean Bernard

French physician & scholar (1907-2006)¹

Jean Bernard (26 May 1907 – 17 April 2006) was a French physician and haematologist. During his life, he served as president of the French Academy of Sciences and the French National Academy of Medicine.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jean Bernard (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 26, 1907, died Apr 17, 2006.¹

About

He was also the first president of the National Ethics Advisory Committee. Bernard was a professor of haematology and director of the Institute for Leukaemia at the University of Paris.

After graduating in medicine in Paris in 1926, Bernard commenced his laboratory training with the bacteriologist Gaston Ramon at the Pasteur Institute in 1929.

In 1932 Bernard gave the first description of the use of high dosage radiotherapy in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. Bernard's research has ranged from the demonstration of neoplastic nature of leukaemia (1933–1937) to the formulation of methods of treatment. Together with Jean-Pierre Soulier, Bernard described the first published case of Bernard–Soulier syndrome. In all, Bernard published 14 textbooks and monographs on haematology.[1]

During the German occupation of France, Bernard was active in the French Resistance. [2]

From Wikipedia’s article on Jean Bernard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Fondation pour la Recherche MédicaleFounder¹⁶

Early life and education

Date not recordedlycée Georges-Clemenceau³
Date not recordedLycée Louis-le-Grand³
Date not recordedScience Faculty of Paris³
Date not recordedParis Medical Faculty³

Career

Occupation: French resistance fighter, oncologist, hematologist, poet, Professeur des universités – Praticien hospitalier, researcher, university teacher, physician.¹⁰

1983 to 1984President of the French Academy of Sciences^{8 9}
1983 to 1993President, National Ethics Advisory Committee⁸
1975 to 2006Member of the Académie française⁸
1974 to 1975President, Académie Nationale de Médecine⁸
Date not recordedWorked at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research^{4 5}
Date not recordedFounded Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale⁶
Date not recordedFounded Companionship Library⁷

Personal life

BornMay 26, 1907, 17th arrondissement of Paris¹¹
DiedApr 17, 2006, 6th arrondissement of Paris¹²
CitizenshipFrance¹³

Awards

1986Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science¹⁴
1983InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize^{14 15}
1974Prix Ève Delacroix¹⁴
Date not recordedCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎¹⁴
Date not recordedCroix de guerre 1939–1945¹⁴
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour¹⁴
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the National Order of Merit¹⁴
Date not recordedGreat Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès¹⁴
Date not recordedResistance Medal¹⁴

Sources

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WikidataJean Bernard on Wikidata
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WikipediaJean Bernard on Wikipedia
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WikidataJean Bernard: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: Worked at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, as reported
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WikidataJean Bernard: Founded Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: Founded Companionship Library, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: President, Académie Nationale de Médecine, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident of the French Academy of Sciences, as reported by French Academy of Sciences
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WikidataJean Bernard: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Bernard: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataFondation pour la Recherche Médicale, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJean Bernard photo by Studio Harcourt., Public domain