Claude Fortier Explained

Claude Fortier
Birth Date:	11 June 1921
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec
Death Place:	Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Nationality:	Canadian
Fields:	Physiology

Claude Fortier (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.^[1]
In 1998, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.^[2]

Notes and References

Web site: Prix Marie-Victorin citation.
Web site: Claude Fortier citation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110526102851/http://www.cdnmedhall.org/dr-claude-fortier. 2011-05-26.