Luc Montagnier (1932-2022)

Awarded the Prize “for discovery of human immunodeficiency virus.”

Luc Antoine Montagnier who was born 18 August 1932 in Chabris, Indre, France was a French virologist. He graduated from University of Paris with a PhD in Virology. He was World AIDS Research Prevention Foundation Chairman Emeritus. Luc Antoine Montagnier died on February 8，2022 in Paris, France.