Paul Bert

Description: (French Physiologist Who is Referred to as the 'Father of Aviation Medicine')
Paul Bert was a French physiologist, zoologist, and politician. Referred to as the Father of Aviation Medicine, Bert is best remembered for his 1878 work La Pression barometrique, which explains the physiological effects of air-pressure. Paul Bert is also credited with describing oxygen toxicity for the first time.

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Birthday October 17, 1833 (Libra)
Born In Auxerre, France
Died on November 11, 1886
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