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Romanian academic

Nicolae Constantin Paulescu (Romanian pronunciation:[nikoˈla.epa.uˈlesku]; 30 October 1869 (O.S.) – 17 July 1931) was a Romanianphysiologist, professor of medicine, and politician, most famous for his work on diabetes, including patenting pancreine (a pancreatic extract containing insulin).

The "pancreine" was an extract of bovine pancreas in salted water, after which some impurites were removed with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Paulescu was also, with A. C. Cuza, co-founder of the National Christian Union and later, of the National-Christian Defense League, an early ultranationalist and anti-Semitic Romanian party.

He was also a leading member of the militant religious fascist Iron Guard.

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Early life and education

Born in Bucharest, he was the first of four children of Costache and Maria Paulescu. He displayed remarkable abilities as early as his first school years. He learned French, Latin and Ancient Greek at an ea