Human Accomplishment: André Michel Lwoff

a French microbiologist and Nobel laureate of Russian-Polish origin.

Born

8 May 1902 Ainay-le-Château

Died

30 September 1994 (aged 92) Paris, France

Nationality

French

Known for

Provirus

Fields

Microbiology

Alma mater

Pasteur Institute

Awards

ForMemRS (1958) Nobel Prize in Medicine (1965) Leeuwenhoek Medal (1960)

Institutions

University of Cambridge Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Pasteur Institute

Spouse(s)

Marguerite Lwoff

adultbasic

France

era

1800+

André Michel Lwoff