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Léon Fredericq

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Belgian physiologist (1851-1935)

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Léon Fredericq was a Belgian physiologist. He conducted pioneering experiments on blood physiology, and discovered the copper-based hemocyanin of octopuses. He also examined gas-exchange, the working of the heart, and the transport of carbon dioxide and oxygen by blood.

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1923doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon
1920honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
1907Order of Leopold
1888Montyon Science Award

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Léon Fredericq was a Belgian physiologist. He conducted pioneering experiments on blood physiology, and discovered the copper-based hemocyanin of octopuses. He also examined gas-exchange, the working of the heart, and the transport of carbon dioxide and oxygen by blood. He served as a professor at the University of Liège from 1879.

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