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Alexis Carrel

Alexis Carrel

June 28, 1873 –November 5, 1944

Surgeon, Physiologist, Sociologist, Biologist

Lived 71 years

Born in
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Passed away in
Paris

Alexis Carrel (French: [alɛksi kaʁɛl]; 28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. In later time however, it was acknowledged that Carrel and Lindbergh's version of the perfusion pump, which initially had media prominence, was impractical and difficult to use, and would lose influence by the 1940s. Carrel was also a pioneer in tissue culture, transplantology and thoracic surgery. He is known for his leading role in implementing eugenic policies in Vichy France.

Notable works: Man, The Unknown Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of Leopold, Bordin Prize, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour Education: University of Lyon, Saint-Marc Lycée

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Carrel