# André Michel Lwoff

_French microbiologist_

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> André Michel Lwoff was a French microbiologist and Nobel laureate.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 8 May 1902 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ainay-le-Château ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P19))
- **Died:** 30 September 1994 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P570))
- **Place of death:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P27))
- **Occupation:** biologist; virologist; physician; researcher; botanist; microbiologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P106))
- **Education:** Pasteur Institute; Lycée Voltaire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P69))
- **Spouse:** Marguerite Lwoff ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P26))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Leeuwenhoek Medal; Marjory Stephenson Prize; Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer; Leeuwenhoek Lecture; Foreign Member of the Royal Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309#P166))

## Questions

**When was André Michel Lwoff born?**  
André Michel Lwoff was born on 8 May 1902 in Ainay-le-Château.

**Where did André Michel Lwoff study?**  
André Michel Lwoff was educated at Pasteur Institute, Lycée Voltaire.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): André Michel Lwoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Michel_Lwoff) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q223309](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223309) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: André Lwoff nobel.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andr%C3%A9_Lwoff_nobel.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"André Michel Lwoff". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/andre-michel-lwoff. Retrieved 4 November 2026.