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... Harvard Gazette: Schepens receives French Legion of Honor Award Current Issue: March 23, 2006 News News, events, features Science/Research Latest scientific findings Profiles The people behind the university Community Harvard and neighbor communities Sports Scores, highlights, upcoming games On Campus Newsmakers, notes, students, police log Arts Museums, concerts, theater Calendar Two-week listing of upcoming events Subscribe Gazette headlines delivered to your desktop Schepens receives French Legion of Honor AwardCited for bravery in war - and lab Schepens The French Consul General in Boston M.

Francois Gauthier conferred the insignia of Knight of the Legion of Honor on Charles L.

Schepens, clinical professor of ophthalmology emeritus, in a special ceremony on March 21.

Given on behalf of the French government, the prestigious award recognizes Schepens' patriotic service to the Nazi resistance in World War II, and his lifelong contribution to advancements in the diagnosis an...

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