Jules Bordet

Jules Bordet
Jules Bordet
Born	Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet; 13 June 1870; Soignies, Belgium
Died	6 April 1961 (aged 90); Brussels, Belgium
Resting place	Ixelles Cemetery
Nationality	Belgian
Alma mater	Free University of Brussels
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1919); Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1921);

Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (/bɔːrˈdeɪ/; French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʒɑ̃ batist vɛ̃sɑ̃ bɔʁdɛ]; 13 June 1870 – 6 April 1961) was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named after him. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to him in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity.

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