Corneille Heymans

Belgian physiologist (1892-1968)

Corneille Jean François Heymans (March 28, 1892 - July 18, 1968) was an Belgian doctor.[1] He won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his discoveries about how breathing is regulated.[2]

Corneille Heymans
BornMarch 28, 1892
DiedJuly 18, 1968
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversity of Ghent
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1938)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Pharmacology
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghent

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