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Jacinto Convit

1913 - 2014

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Jacinto Convit García (11 September 1913 – 12 May 2014) was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of Biomedicine and held many leprosy-related positions. Among Convit's many honors for his work on leprosy and tropical diseases was Spain's Prince of Asturias Award in the Scientific and Technical Research category and France's Legion of Honor. In 1988, Convit was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti-leprosy vaccine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacinto Convit is the 626th most popular physician (down from 568th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Venezuelan Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Jacinto Convit ranks 626 out of 726. Before him are Alaa Najjar, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Paul Möhring, Bernhard Zondek, Halfdan T. Mahler, and Anders Tegnell. After him are Maurice Raynaud, Joel Roberts Poinsett, Stuart Kauffman, Didier Raoult, Greene Vardiman Black, and Georgi Valkovich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Jacinto Convit ranks 297. Before him are Severino Varela, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Qiao Guanhua, Betty Field, Homai Vyarawalla, and Andor Földes. After him are Kalevi Kotkas, Franz Antel, Ernst Lörtscher, Arne Skouen, Marco Cimatti, and Vintilă Cossini. Among people deceased in 2014, Jacinto Convit ranks 389. Before him are Jaroslav Walter, Jorge Romo, Acker Bilk, Richard Dürr, Lode Wouters, and James Brady. After him are Odd Iversen, Dorothy Cheney, Jean Vallée, Lucidio Sentimenti, Mark Strand, and Nina Andrycz.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Jacinto Convit ranks 71 out of 183. Before him are Eugenio Montejo (1938), Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino (1942), Simón Díaz (1928), Leonardo Jardim (1974), José María Carreño (1792), and Victorino Márquez Bustillos (1858). After him are Ignacio Andrade (1839), Rafael Cadenas (1930), Pastor Maldonado (1985), Miguel Otero Silva (1908), Pedro Gual Escandón (1783), and José Gil Fortoul (1861).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Venezuela

Among physicians born in Venezuela, Jacinto Convit ranks 3. Before him are Baruj Benacerraf (1920), and José Gregorio Hernández (1864).

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