Jacinto Convit

Venezuelan scientist

Jacinto Convit García (11 September 1913 – 12 May 2014) was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of Biomedicine and held many leprosy-related positions. Among Convit's many honors for his work on leprosy and tropical diseases was Spain's Prince of Asturias Award in the Scientific and Technical Research category and France's Legion of Honor. In 1988, Convit was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti-leprosy vaccine.

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Jacinto Convit was born on Thursday, 11 September 1913 in Caracas, Venezuela. His full name at birth was Jacinto Convit Garcia. He was best known as a scientist. Convit's country of citizenship (nationality) was Venezuelan. He died on Monday, 12 May 2014 in Caracas, Venezuela at the age of 100. Jacinto attended high school at Andres Bello Lyceum. For university, he studied at Central University, Caracas, Venezuela. His religion is listed as Christian. He had blue eyes and light brown hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Full name at birth	Jacinto Convit Garcia	edit
Claim to fame	claim to fame
Date of birth	11 September 1913	edit
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela	edit
Date of death	12 May 2014	edit
Age	100 (age at death)
Place of death	Caracas, Venezuela	edit
Occupation	occupation
Occupation category	Scientist	edit
Nationality	Venezuelan	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	build
Hair color	Brown - Light	edit
Eye color	Blue	edit
Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Religion	Christian	edit
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

High school	Andres Bello Lyceum	edit
University	Central University, Caracas, Venezuela	edit
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

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