Patrick Pelloux
Biography
Patrick Pelloux is a French physician and activist born on August 19, 1963, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne. As a specialist of emergency medical services, he gained national attention during the 2003 European heat wave for his warnings about thousands of deaths. Pelloux has also written for Charlie Hebdo and served as chairman of the French emergency physicians' trade union since 2008.