André Frédéric Cournand
André Frédéric Cournand | |
|---|---|
U.S. | |
| Nationality | France, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | Cardiac catheterization |
| Awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1949) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1956) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physiology |
| Institutions | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
André Frédéric Cournand (September 24, 1895 – February 19, 1988) was a French-American
Biography
Cournand was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 along with Werner Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards for the development of cardiac catheterization.
Born in
Many seats of medical research have recognized his work, and he has received the Anders Retzius Silver Medal of the Swedish Society for Internal Medicine (1946), the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1949), the John Philipps Memorial Award of the American College of Physicians (1952), the Gold Medal of the Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique and of the Académie Nationale de Médecine, Paris (1956). He was elected Doctor (honoris causa) of the Universities of Strasbourg (1957), Lyon (1958), Brussels (1959), Pisa (1961), and D.Sc. of the University of Birmingham (1961).
In 1981, Cournand became a founding member of the World Cultural Council.[1]
His widow Beatrice died in 1993 aged 90.
References
- ^ "About Us". World Cultural Council. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
Sources
- Kenéz, J (Nov 1975). "A.F. Cournand, pioneer in respiratory function testing". Orvosi Hetilap. 116 (46): 2725–7. PMID 1105289.
- Riley, R L (Oct 1971). "The award of the Trudeau Medal for 1971 (Andre F. Cournand)". Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 104 (4): 615–7. PMID 4937533.
External links
- André F. Cournand on Nobelprize.org
- Nobel biography
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
