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Jules A. Hoffmann

1941 - Today

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Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ɔfman]; born 2 August 1941) is a Luxembourgish-French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann. This eventually resulted in the younger Hoffmann's dedication to the field of biology using insects as model organisms. He currently holds a faculty position at the University of Strasbourg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jules A. Hoffmann is the 83rd most popular biologist (up from 98th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Luxembourg and the most popular Luxembourger Biologist.

Hoffmann is most famous for his work in the field of immunology. He was the first to observe that the body's immune system is composed of two parts: the humoral immunity, which is based on antibodies, and the cellular immunity, which is based on the white blood cells.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jules A. Hoffmann ranks 83 out of 1,097. Before him are Max Theiler, Richard Owen, Ralph M. Steinman, Archibald Hill, René Lesson, and Werner Arber. After him are Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Hans Spemann, Herman Boerhaave, August Weismann, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and Katherine Oppenheimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jules A. Hoffmann ranks 42. Before him are Tadao Ando, Flórián Albert, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Christopher Hogwood, and Ivan Gašparovič. After him are Michael D. Higgins, Theodor W. Hänsch, Charlie Watts, David Johnston, Bobby Moore, and Dennis Ritchie.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Jules A. Hoffmann ranks 9 out of 95. Before him are Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921), John of Bohemia (1296), Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1955), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896). After him are Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Hugo Gernsback (1884), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), and Joseph Bech (1887).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Luxembourg

Among biologists born in Luxembourg, Jules A. Hoffmann ranks 1. After him are Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722).

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