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Harald zur Hausen
German virologist (1936–2023)
In this German name, the surname is zur Hausen, not Hausen.
Harald zur HausenNASEASAAPS (German pronunciation:[ˈhaʁalttsuːɐ̯ˈhaʊzn̩]ⓘ; 11 March 1936 – 29 May 2023) was a German virologist.
He carried out research on cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008.
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He was chairman of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg.
Early life and education
Zur Hausen was born in Gelsenkirchen[1] in a Catholic family.
He completed his Abitur at Antonianum Grammar School in Vechta, then studied medicine at the universities of Bonn from 1955, Hamburg from 1957, and Düsseldorf from 1958, and received a Doctor of Medicine degree there in 1960.[1] He pursued internships in Wimbern, Isny, Gelsenkirchen, and Düsseldorf, qualifying as a physician in 1