Élie Wollman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Élie Wollman

French microbial geneticist

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1917

Place of Birth: 14th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 01-Jun-2008

Profession: physician, geneticist, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Élie Wollman

  • Élie Léo Wollman (July 4, 1917 – June 1, 2008) was a French microbial geneticist who first described plasmids (what he termed "episomes"), and served as vice director of research for the Pasteur Institute for twenty years.
  • He was awarded the 1976 Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer by the French Academy of Sciences and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.

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