{"id":1948,"date":"2025-08-04T01:34:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.gfcie75.com\/?post_type=celebrite&#038;p=1948"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:49:44","slug":"charles-richard-1904-1950","status":"publish","type":"celebrite","link":"https:\/\/gfcie75.com\/en\/celebrite\/charles-richard-1904-1950\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Richard (1904 \u2013 1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77740d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"f77740d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a0ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a0ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">He discovered that by separating red blood cells from plasma, blood could be preserved and reconstituted at a later date. 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