title: Claude Bernard (1813-1878).
abstract: The life and works of Claude Bernard (1813-1878) have been discussed with special reference to the importance of his researches in relation to modern anaesthesia and in commemoration of the centenary of his death.
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history