Claude Fortier
Physiologist
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| Intro | Physiologist | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Physician | |
| Work field | Healthcare | |
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| Birth | 11 June 1921, Montreal | |
| Death | 22 April 1986 (aged 64 years) |
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Biography
Claude Fortier, CC (June 11, 1921 – April 22, 1986) was a Canadian physiologist and expert on the pituitary gland.
From 1974 to 1975, he was the President of the Royal Society of Canada.
Honours
- In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1980, he was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Marie-Victorin.
- In 1998, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.