Claude Bernard

Claude Bernard
Born(1813-07-12)12 July 1813
Died10 February 1878(1878-02-10) (aged 64)
Paris, France
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Known forMilieu intérieur (internal environment)
Spouse
(m. 1845; sep. 1869)
ChildrenTwo daughters, Jeanne-Henriette and Marie-Claude, and a son who died in infancy
AwardsBaly Medal (1869)
Copley Medal (1876)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology
InstitutionsMuséum national d'Histoire naturelle
PatronsLouis Napoleon
Signature

Claude Bernard (French: [klod bɛʁnaʁ]; 12 July 1813 – 10 February 1878) was a French physiologist. I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". He originated the term milieu intérieur and the associated concept of homeostasis (the latter term being coined by Walter Cannon).