Jean Bernard (physician)
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| Jean Bernard | |
 Jean Bernard
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| Born | May 26, 1907 Paris |
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| Died | April 17, 2006 Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | physician haematologist |
| Institutions | Pasteur Institute |
| Influences | Gaston Ramon |
Jean A. Bernard (May 26, 1907, Paris — April 17, 2006, Paris) was a French physician and haematologist. He was professor of haematology and director of the Institute for Leukaemia at the University of Paris. After graduating in medicine in Paris in 1926 he 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. Bernard gave his name to Bernard's syndrome and 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]
He was elected at the Académie Française on March 18, 1976.
In 1981 he was elected as a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in the Department of Medical Sciences. In 1983, he was awarded the Artois-Baillet Latour Health Prize.
[edit] References
- Degos, Laurent (Sep 2006). "Jean Bernard. Medicine, science, humanity". Haematologica 91 (9): 1163-4. PMID 16956813.
- Harousseau, Jean-Luc (Jul 2006). "[Jean Bernard.]". Bulletin du cancer 93 (7): 659. PMID 16873073.
- Bernard, J (Dec 2000). "[Congential thrombocytic hemorrhagic dystrophy]". La Revue du praticien 50 (20): 2213-5. PMID 11217121.
- Golliet, P; Binet J L (1983). "[2 blood historians, or response of Lucien Lévy-Bruhl and Wifredo Lam to Jean Bernard]". Nouvelle revue française d'hématologie 25 (5): 337-341. PMID 6361692.
- Stavem, P (Mar 1978). "Acute hypergranular promyelocytic leukaemia. Priority of discovery (Jean Bernard and Leif Hillestad)". Scandinavian journal of haematology 20 (3): 287-8. PMID 347564.
- Pavlovsky, A (1977). "[Jean Bernard and Argentinian hematology]". Nouvelle revue française d'hématologie; blood cells 18 (2): 451-3. PMID 335358.
- Escoffier-Lambiotte, C (1977). "[Jean Bernard, doctor and philosopher of science]". Nouvelle revue française d'hématologie; blood cells 18 (2): 441-4. PMID 335357.
- Gaertner, H (1976). "[Professor Jean Bernard elected member of the Académie Francaise]". Acta haematologica Polonica 7 (1): 64. PMID 766553.
- Castaigne, P (Jun 1975). "[Our friend Jean Bernard]". La Revue du praticien 25 (34): 2691, 1714. PMID 1099643.
[edit] External Links
- Washington Post "Leading French Medical Pioneer Dies at 98" April 21 2006 accessed April 22 2006
- Who Named It Jean Bernard
- (French) L'Académie française
| Preceded by Marcel Pagnol |
Seat 25 Académie française 1976-2006 |
Succeeded by Dominique Fernandez |
