François Jacob

François Jacob

ForMemRS
François Jacob; ForMemRS
Born	17 June 1920; Nancy, France
Died	19 April 2013 (aged 92); Paris, France
Alma mater	University of Paris
Known for	Operon model
Spouses	Lise Bloch (4 children); ; Geneviève Barrier (m. 1999)
Awards	Mendel Medal (1962); Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (1962); Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1965); ForMemRS (1973); Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1982);
	Scientific career
Fields	Molecular biology

François Jacob (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.

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