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Bertold Paul Wiesner
Austrian-British physiologist (1901–1972).
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Austrian-British physiologist (1901–1972).
Bertold Paul Wiesner (1901–1972) was an Austrian-born physiologist. He is noted for coining the term 'Psi' to denote parapsychological phenomena; for his research into human fertility and the diagnosis of pregnancy; and for being the biological father of more than 600 people by anonymously donating sperm used by his wife the obstetrician Mary Barton to perform artificial insemination on women at her private practice in London.
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Austrian-British physiologist (1901–1972).
Career and education
Employers and institutions
University of Edinburgh · Royal Northern Hospital
Academic qualifications
Doctor of Science
Field of contribution
Sport and exercise science · Sport scientists · Researchers
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