born June 28, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Fra.
died Nov. 5, 1944, Paris
French surgeon, sociologist, and biologist.
He received a 1912 Nobel Prize for developing a way to suture (stitch) blood vessels and laid the groundwork for further studies of blood-vessel and organ transplantation. He also researched preservation of tissues outside the body and the application of the process to surgery, and he helped develop the Carrel-Dakin method of flushing wounds with an antiseptic. His writings include Man, the Unknown (1935), The Culture of Organs (with Charles A. Lindbergh , 1938), and Reflections on Life (1952).