Claude Bernard (1813-1878) was a physiologist of modern France, founder of experimental medicine. He is the father of modern experimental physiology. Bernard studied in Paris and earned a medical degree in 1841. He is known chiefly for his discoveries concerning the role of the pancreas in digestion, the glycogenic function of the liver, and the regulation of the blood supply by the vasomotor nerves. His understanding of the internal environment of the organism contributed to the concept of homeostasis. He is author of An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine (1865), his major work on the scientific method.
- Plaquette
Aluminum. France 1913. Signed. Posthumous. Honoring Claude Bernard, French scientist, issued by Deschiens
- Size
110 x 79 mm
- Artist
Alfred Borrel (1836-1927), French sculptor and medallist; son of Valentin Maurice Borrel, he studied under his father and became a pupil of the Ecole des Beaux arts in 1856. He obtained the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1860, an honorable mention at the Salon of the Champs-Elysees in 1863. Borrel is praised for both for the technical beauty of his work and the rare grace of his conceptions. (Forrer 1, 219)
- Obverse
Bust to right, clothed in academic gown with bow tie and Cross of the Honorary Legion; A.BORREL 1913 incused in lower right; along lower left side, inward facing DESCHIENS EDIT; beneath in frame, CLAUDE BERNARD
- Reverse
In field, in 13 lines in 3 sections, CLAUDE BERNARD / NÈ A ST JULIEN (RHONE) / 12 JUILLET 1813 / MORT A PARIS / IO FEVERIER 1878 -- MEMBER/ DE L’ACADEMIE FRANCAISE / DE L’ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES / DE L’ACADEMIE DE MEDECINE -- PROFESSEUR - / AU COLLÈGE DE FRANCE / A LA FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES / AU MUSEUM D’HISTORIE NATURELLE --
- Ref
Galst IV.164; Storer 313
