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  1. Luc Montagnier (US: / ˌ m ɒ n t ən ˈ j eɪ, ˌ m oʊ n t ɑː n ˈ j eɪ / MON-tən-YAY, MOHN-tahn-YAY, French: [lyk mɔ̃taɲje]; 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 ().

    • Co-discoverer of HIV
  2. Feb 10, 2022 · Luc Montagnier was born on Aug. 18, 1932, in Chabris, France, the only child of Antoine and Marianne (Rousselet) Montagnier. His father was an accountant, and his mother was a homemaker.

  3. Feb 10, 2022 · Luc Montagnier, the French virologist credited as a co-discoverer of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has died aged 89. Montagnier was jointly awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for his work in ...

  4. Mar 4, 2022 · Luc Montagnier rose to scientific prominence and won a Nobel prize for co-discovering HIV. His work made it possible to develop diagnostic tests and treatments that have saved countless lives.

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  6. 2 days ago · Luc Montagnier (born August 18, 1932, Chabris, France—died February 8, 2022, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French research scientist who received, with Harald zur Hausen and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Montagnier and Barré-Sinoussi shared half the prize for their work in identifying the human ...

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  7. Feb 10, 2022 · Luc Montagnier, the scientist who discovered the virus that causes AIDS, has died at 89. His key contribution came at a time when AIDS was mysterious and uniformly deadly.

  8. Mar 17, 2022 · Luc Montagnier died on 8 February at the age of 89. In 1983, he led the team of investigators at the Institut Pasteur in Paris that described a novel virus now named human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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