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'''Herbert Henri Jasper''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|GOQ|FRSC}} (July 27, 1906 &ndash;  March 11, 1999) was a Canadian [[Social:Psychologist|psychologist]], physiologist, neurologist, and epileptologist.
Born in La Grande, Oregon, he attended [[Organization:Reed College|Reed College]] in {{wipe|Portland, Oregon}} and received his PhD in [[Social:Psychology|psychology]] from the [[Organization:University of Iowa|University of Iowa]] in 1931 and earned a [[Social:Doctor of Science|Doctor of Science]] degree from the [[Organization:University of Paris|University of Paris]] for research in neurobiology. 

From 1946-64 he was Professor of Experimental Neurology at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University and then from 1965-76 he was Professor of Neurophysiology, Université de Montréal. He did his most important research with [[Biography:Wilder Penfield|Wilder Penfield]] at McGill University. He was a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was also a member of the Canadian Neurological Society and the Royal Society of Medicine. He wrote more than 350 scientific publications.<ref name="World Cultural Council">{{cite web|title=Prof. Herbert H. Jasper|url=http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/winners/winners-of-the-world-award-of-science/prof-herbert-h-jasper/|publisher=World Cultural Council|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref>

==Honours==
* In 1972 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. 
* In 1981 he was awarded the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience.
* In 1985 he was awarded the McLaughlin Medal by the Royal Society of Canada.
* In 1995 he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
* In 1995 he received the [[Physics:Albert Einstein World Award of Science|Albert Einstein World Award of Science]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Albert Einstein World Award of Science 1995|url=http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/winners-science-Herberthjasper.php|accessdate=August 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607010238/http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/winners-science-Herberthjasper.php|archivedate=June 7, 2014}}</ref>
* In 1996 he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050429020651/http://cjns.org/26augtoc/herbert.html Herbert Henri Jasper (1906 &ndash; 1999): An Appreciation]
* [http://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/herbert-h-jasper-fonds Herbert H. Jasper Fonds] McGill University Library & Archives.
*1991 (video) Dr. Herbert H. Jasper interviewed by Andre Olivier, American association of neurological surgeons (biography talk) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ytTKzJ_UI watch online])
*1995 (video) Dr. Herbert Jasper Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate (talk about his work with [[Biography:Wilder Penfield|Wilder Penfield]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MjnrWUL-wA watch online])


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