Bernard Lown

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cardiologist
gptkbp:advocatesFor Nuclear disarmament
Patient rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Lown_Award_for_Excellence_in_Medicine
Nobel_Peace_Prize_in_1985
gptkbp:born June 7, 1921
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo Public health policy
Cardiac care advancements
gptkbp:died February 7, 2023
gptkbp:field Medicine
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Physicians_for_Social_Responsibility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bernard Lown
gptkbp:influenced Cardiology practices
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Schweitzer
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Lown_Cardiovascular_Research_Foundation
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for peace and health
Developing_the_direct_current_(DC)_defibrillator
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:participatedIn Anti-nuclear movement
gptkbp:publishedBy Prescription for Survival
The Heart: A History
The Lost Art of Healing
gptkbp:receives gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences_membership
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Cape_Town
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Massachusetts
National_Academy_of_Medicine_membership
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chestnut_Hill,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn_Lown
gptkbp:wrote The Lost Art of Healing