Claude Beck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Claude Beck

American cardiac surgeon and professor of cardiovascular surgery

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1971

Profession: surgeon, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Claude Beck

  • Claude Schaeffer Beck (November 8, 1894 – October 14, 1971) was a pioneer American cardiac surgeon, famous for innovating various cardiac surgery techniques, and performing the first defibrillation in 1947.
  • He was the first American professor of cardiovascular surgery, from 1952 through 1965.
  • Nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1952.

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