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Nicolae Constantin Paulescu

1869 – 1931

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Medical Researcher. Nicolae Paulescu, a Romanian physiologist, performed medical research, which played a role in the discovery of insulin as a treatment of the debilitating disease of diabetes. In the 21st century, his pioneer research for a cure for diabetes gives him fame as well as the fact that he was overlooked for earlier recognition while he was alive in the early 20th century. He isolated the hormone which is secreted from the pancreas, naming it "pancreine." His "pacreine" was later called insulin. His discovery was much earlier Dr. Frederick Banting and a medical student, Charles Best , July of 1921 discovery. Banting and Best published a paper after their discovery of isolated insulin and mentioned Paulescu's research. After Banting and Dr. MacLeod received the 1923 Nobel Prize, Paulescu wrote the Nobel Prize committee about his earlier discovery, but his claim was rejected. In 1971 the President of the International Diabetes Federation and chairman of the Nobel Comm

Name
Nicolae Constantin Paulescu
Locality
București, România
Born
30 octombrie 1869
Died
17 iulie 1931
Age
61 years
From
Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
Location
Bellu Cemetery ↗
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Cemetery
Bellu Cemetery
Locality
București
Country
România
Public figure
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