Baruj Benacerraf date of birth:

October 29, 1920

How old was Baruj Benacerraf when died?

90

Where was Baruj Benacerraf born?

Caracas, Venezuela

When did Baruj Benacerraf die?

August 2, 2011

Where did Baruj Benacerraf die?

Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Baruj Benacerraf body shape:

Average

What color are Baruj Benacerraf's eyes?

Brown - Dark

What color is Baruj Benacerraf's hair?

Grey

Is Baruj Benacerraf gay or straight?

Straight

What religion is Baruj Benacerraf?

Jewish

What is Baruj Benacerraf's ethnicity?

White

What is Baruj Benacerraf nationality?

American

Where did Baruj Benacerraf go to university?

Columbia University School of General Studies , Columbia University , VCU Medical Center

What is Baruj Benacerraf's occupation?

Scientist

Short Biography

Baruj Benacerraf (October 29, 1920 – August 2, 2011) was a Venezuelan-born American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface protein molecules important for the immune system's distinction between self and non-self". His colleagues and shared recipients were Jean Dausset and George Davis Snell.