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François Jacob (née Franck François Louis Jacob)

Memorial Page for François Jacob (née Franck François Louis Jacob)

Jun 17, 1920 – Apr 19, 2013(92 years)Died in:14th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France

French biologist and geneticist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1965

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Burial Place

Montparnasse Cemetery

Occupation(9)

biochemistuniversity teachergeneticistphysiologistautobiographerprofessorfilm producerfilm editorfilm director

Awards(6)

Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineGrand Prix Charles-Leopold MayerSir Hans Krebs MedalLeeuwenhoek Lecturehonorary doctor of the University of ValenciaForeign Member of the Royal Society

Education(2)

Lycée CarnotParis Medical Faculty

François Jacob (* June 17, 1920 in Nancy; † April 19, 2013 in 14th arrondissement of Paris) was a french biologist and geneticist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1965. He was 92 years old. His education included Lycée Carnot and Paris Medical Faculty. He received 6 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer. He was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle

1920

Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer

1962

Collège de France

1964

professor · until 1991

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1965

Foreign Member of the Royal Society

1973

Leeuwenhoek Lecture

1977

Sir Hans Krebs Medal

1982

honorary doctor of the University of Valencia

1993

Died in 14th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France

2013

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François Jacob (née Franck François Louis Jacob). Forever remembered.