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Lazare Kaptué

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Lazare Kaptué
Born1939
Died12 April 2021(2021-04-12) (aged 81–82)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian
OccupationAcademic

Lazare Kaptué (1939 – 12 April 2021) was a Cameroonian academic.[1] He was active as a virologist and carried out much research on HIV/AIDS.

Biography

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Born in Mbanga in 1939, Kaptué served as Mayor of Demding in the west of Cameroon.[2] He was also a professor at the Université des Montagnes, of which he was a founding member.[3] His laboratory was known for discovering Group O of HIV-1.[4] In addition to his academic career, he owned a clinic in Bastos Yaoundé.[2]

Lazare Kaptué died in Yaoundé on 12 April 2021 at the age of 82.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Lazare KAPTUE". Osidimbea (in French). 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Nécrologie Le Pr. Lazare Kaptué n'est plus". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "LE Pr LAZARE KAPTUE RECOIT UNE DISTINCTION AFRICAINE EN HEMATOLOGIE". Université des Montagnes (in French).
  4. ^ "Cameroun: Décès du Professeur Lazare Kaptué, cofondateur de l'Université des Montagnes". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Le Prof. ( Médecin) Lazare Kaptué dépose son bistouri". Cameroon Info (in French). 13 April 2021.