Jacques de Champlain

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Jacques de Champlain, OC (13 March 1938 - 15 July 2009) was a scientist, doctor and professor from the Province of Quebec.

Jacques de Champlain was a graduate of the Université de Montréal and McGill University and a pioneer in research on the nervous system. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Canada and an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec. He was a research professor in the Departments of Physiology and Medicine at the Université de Montréal. [1] De Champlain died of a heart attack. [2]

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References

  1. "IAB Members - Biographies". Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. "Jacques de Champlain, médecin et chercheur, est mort la semaine dernière". La Presse. Retrieved 2009-07-15.[ dead link ]