Harald zur Hausen was a German virologist, born in 1936 and died in 2023, who discovered the role of human papillomavirus in causing cervical cancer. This discovery led to the development of vaccines against the virus and earned him the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi.
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Death PlaceHeidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 1 Notable WorkDiscovery that HPV can cause cervical cancer 1 BirthplaceGelsenkirchen, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany 1 Field
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Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁalt tsuːɐ̯ ˈhaʊzn̩] ; 11 March 1936 – 29 May 2023) was a German virologist.
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was a German virologist
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11 March 1936 in Gelsenkirchen, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany
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29 May 2023 (aged 87) in Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
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Discovery that HPV can cause cervical cancer
- Wikipedia 'Harald zur Hausen': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
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German Cancer Research Center University of Heidelberg
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