Jérôme Lejeune
Jérôme Jean Louis Marie Lejeune (13 June 1926 – 3 April 1994) was a French pediatrician and geneticist, best known for his work on the link of diseases to chromosome abnormalities, most especially the link between Down Syndrome and trisomy-21 and cri du chat syndrome, amongst several others, and for his subsequent strong opposition to, in his opinion, the improper and immoral use of amniocentesis prenatal testing for eugenic purposes through selective and elective abortion. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 21 January 2021.
Venerable Jérôme Lejeune | |
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| Born | 13 June 1926 Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Died | 3 April 1994 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Collège Stanislas de Paris Paris School of Medicine |
| Spouse(s) | Birthe Lejeune, née Bringsted |
| Children | Clara Gaymard |
| Awards | Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Award (1962) William Allan Award (1969) Leopold Griffuel Prize (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatrics Genetics |
| Institutions | French National Centre for Scientific Research Faculté de Médecine de Paris Pontifical Academy of Sciences Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Académie Nationale de Médecine Pontifical Academy for Life |
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