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Revision as of 18:29, 1 January 2007
Serge (Samuel) Voronoff (c. 10 July 1866[1] - 3 September 1951) was born as Samuel Abrahamovitch in a village close to Voronezh in Russia.
Early life
Voronoff immigrated to France at the age of 18, where he studied medicine.
Pioneering xenotransplantation work
In 1920, Voronoff, made headlines in France by grafting monkey testicles onto human males.
Marriages
His first wife was Marguerite Barbe. Married in 1897 (she died in 1910). Second wife was Evelyn Bostwick, a wealthy New York socialite. (Married to her in 1919, she died in 1921). Third wife was Gertrude ?, who became Condesa da Foz upon Voronoff's death.
Death and burial
He died on 3 September 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is buried at his Chateau Grimaldi close to Menton.
See also
References and footnotes
- ^ He was born shortly before this date, the date of his circumcision in synagogue.