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François Jacob

1920 - 2013

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François Jacob (French: [ʒakɔb]; 17 June 1920 – 19 April 2013) was a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through regulation of transcription. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Jacob is the 56th most popular biologist (down from 54th in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from France (up from 698th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Biologist.

François Jacob is most famous for his work on the genetic code. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1965 for his work.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, François Jacob ranks 56 out of 1,097. Before him are Irwin Rose, Charles Richet, Lazzaro Spallanzani, André Michel Lwoff, Karl Ernst von Baer, and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. After him are Roger Guillemin, Theodor Schwann, Hugo Gunckel Lüer, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Jean Dausset, and Gregory Winter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, François Jacob ranks 24. Before him are Nicolaas Bloembergen, Melina Mercouri, Amália Rodrigues, Gianni Rodari, Richard von Weizsäcker, and Charlie Parker. After him are Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, George Porter, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Boris Vian, and Captain Tom. Among people deceased in 2013, François Jacob ranks 19. Before him are Robert Coleman Richardson, Mohammed Omar, Peter O'Toole, Christian de Duve, J. J. Cale, and Giuliano Gemma. After him are Giulio Andreotti, Paul Walker, Douglas Engelbart, Djalma Santos, James Avery, and Fawzia Fuad of Egypt.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Jacob ranks 564 out of 6,770. Before him are André Maurois (1885), Jean-Jacques Annaud (1943), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814), Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947), and Henri, Count of Chambord (1820). After him are Hilary of Poitiers (315), Joseph de Maistre (1753), Maurice Allais (1911), Paul Langevin (1872), Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882), and Theuderic I (485).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In France

Among biologists born in France, François Jacob ranks 9. Before him are Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707), Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (1748), Luc Montagnier (1932), Charles Richet (1850), André Michel Lwoff (1902), and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947). After him are Roger Guillemin (1924), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Jean Dausset (1916), Adelbert von Chamisso (1781), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), and René Lesson (1794).

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