Memorial Page for Luc Montagnier (née Luc Antoine Montagnier)

Luc Montagnier (* August 18, 1932 in Chabris; † February 8, 2022 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a french virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine. He was 89 years old. He was married to Dorothea Ackerman. He had 3 children. His education included Science Faculty of Paris, University of Oxford and Collège René-Descartes (Châtellerault, Vienne). He received 8 awards, including Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. He was buried at Oléron Island.