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Luc Montagnier

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Also known as Luc Antoine Montagnier

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

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Luc Montagnier was a French virologist who shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his scientific contributions. He is recognized as one of the major figures in virology, though his specific achievements and later work have been subjects of scientific discussion.

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Born
1932
Died
2022
Works
13

Top works

  • Sobre virus y hombres
  • Le Sida et la société française
  • New concepts in AIDS pathogenesis
  • Human retroviruses and diseases they cause
  • Oxidative stress in cancer, AIDS, and neurodegenerative diseases

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2008

    “for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Antoine
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Chabris
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
French
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work
HIV
Image
Luc Montagnier-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-6.jpg
Number of children
3
Residence
New York City
Significant event
funeral
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Commons category
Luc Montagnier
date of birth
1932-08-18
Erdős number
5
name in native language
Luc Antoine Montagnier
writing language
French
date of death
2022-02-08
birth name
Luc Antoine Montagnier
partner in business or sport
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.
place of burial
Oléron Island
has characteristic
Nobel disease
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Encyclopedic overview

Luc Montagnier ( US: /ˌmɒntənˈjeɪ, ˌmoʊntɑːnˈjeɪ/ 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.

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.

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