Harald zur Hausen
German virologist and professor emeritus (1936–2023)
Harald zur Hausen (11 March 1936 – 28 May 2023) was a German virologist and professor.[1] He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008 for his discoveries on the role of papilloma viruses which he shared with Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.[2]
He was born in Gelsenkirchen. Zur Hausen died on 28 May 2023 in Heidelberg, Germany, at the age of 87.[3][4]
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1990.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Harald zur Hausen - Autobiography". nobelprize.org. 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ "Nobelpreisträger Harald zur Hausen ist tot". Die Zeit (in German). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ "Medizin-Nobelpreisträger Harald zur Hausen gestorben". ZDFmediathek (in German). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ "Nobel laureate Harald zur Hausen has passed away". www.dkfz.de. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "Harald zur Hausen". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.