Memorial Page for Baruj Benacerraf
Venezuelan-American immunologist
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August 2nd, 2026
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Baruj Benacerraf (* October 29, 1920 in Caracas; † August 2, 2011 in Boston) was a venezuelan-American immunologist. He was 90 years old. His education included Columbia University, Columbia University School of General Studies and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He received 7 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, honorary doctorate from Columbia University. His cause of death was pneumonia.
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8 EventsBorn in Caracas, Venezuela
1920Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1980honorary doctorate from Columbia University
1985National Medal of Science
1990honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II
1991honorary doctor of Harvard University
1992honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
1995Died in Boston, Suffolk County (pneumonia)
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Baruj Benacerraf. Forever remembered.