Paul Bert Quotes
Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind.
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| Birth: | 17th October, 1833 |
| Death: | 11th November, 1886 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Physiologist, Politician, Zoologist |
Bert was born at Auxerre. He entered the École polytechnique at Paris with the intention of becoming an engineer; then changing his mind, he studied law; and finally, under the influence of the zoologist, Louis Pierre Gratiolet, he took up physiology, becoming one of Claude Bernard's most brilliant pupils. After graduating at Paris as doctor of medicine in 1863, and doctor of science in 1866, he was appointed professor of physiology successively at Bordeaux and the Sorbonne.
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