When was Luc Montagnier born?

Luc Montagnier was born on 18 August 1932 in Chabris.

What positions has Luc Montagnier held?

Positions held by Luc Montagnier include: president (1993–2022); Director of Research at CNRS.

Where did Luc Montagnier study?

Luc Montagnier was educated at Science Faculty of Paris, University of Oxford, Collège René-Descartes (Châtellerault, Vienne).

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Luc Montagnier

French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)

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Luc Montagnier (US: MON-tən-YAY, MOHN-tahn-YAY, French: [lyk mɔ̃taɲe]; 18 August 1932 – 8 February 2022) was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He worked as a researcher at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and as a full-time professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Quick facts

Born: 18 August 1932 wd
Place of birth: Chabris wd
Died: 8 February 2022 wd
Place of death: Neuilly-sur-Seine wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: biologist, virologist, researcher, professor, molecular biologist, physician wd
Education: Science Faculty of Paris, University of Oxford, Collège René-Descartes (Châtellerault, Vienne) wd
Spouse: Dorothea Ackerman wd

Positions held wd

president (1993–2022)
Director of Research at CNRS

Awards wd

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2008)
Commander of the National Order of Merit (1986)
Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (2000)
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1986)
Canada Gairdner International Award (1987)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
King Faisal Prize in Medicine (1993)
Körber European Science Prize (1986)
Scheele Award (1986)
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine (1994)
National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004)
CNRS silver medal (1973)
Japan Prize (1988)
EMBO Membership
honorary doctor of Saint Joseph University (2011)

About

In 2017, Montagnier was criticised by other academics for using his Nobel prize status to "spread dangerous health messages outside of his field of knowledge". During the COVID-19 pandemic, Montagnier promoted the lab-leak theory that SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus, was deliberately created and escaped from a laboratory. Such a claim has been rejected by other virologists.

Questions

When was Luc Montagnier born?: Luc Montagnier was born on 18 August 1932 in Chabris.
What positions has Luc Montagnier held?: Positions held by Luc Montagnier include: president (1993–2022); Director of Research at CNRS.
Where did Luc Montagnier study?: Luc Montagnier was educated at Science Faculty of Paris, University of Oxford, Collège René-Descartes (Châtellerault, Vienne).

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