Claude Bernard ( 1813 - 1878 )

Birth: St-Julien, near Villefranche, Beaujolais, France (12 July 1813) Death: Paris, France (10 February 1878) Research Field: Physiology 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 Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 9/06/1864 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1876.