He was a Canadian voyageur who is known for his part in experiments on digestion in human, conducted on him by the American Army physician William Beaumont between 1822 and 1833. Who was he?
A
Charles Darwin
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B
Alexander Fleming
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C
Stephen Jay Gould
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D
Alexis St. Martin
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Solution
The correct option is D Alexis St. Martin
St. Martin worked as a voyageur in Canada. He was inadvertently shot at close range with a musket at a fur trading post.
The blast blew a hole through his side, and when it healed it formed an abnormal passageway in his stomach.
He was taken to a nearby army base, and treated by Beaumont. Amazingly, despite the severity of the injuries, the surgeon was able to save him.