Joep Lange

Joep Lange
Born
Joseph Marie Albert Lange

(1954-09-25)25 September 1954
Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands
Died17 July 2014(2014-07-17) (aged 59)
Cause of deathAircraft shootdown
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Occupation(s)Physician, medical researcher
EmployerAmsterdam University Medical Centers
Known for
SpouseJacqueline van Tongeren
Children5
Websitewww.joeplangeinstitute.org

Joseph Marie Albert "Joep" Lange (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːsəf maːˈri ˈɑlbər tɕup ˈlɑŋə]; 25 September 1954 – 17 July 2014) was a Dutch clinical researcher specialising in HIV therapy. He served as the president of the International AIDS Society from 2002 to 2004. He was a passenger on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down on 17 July 2014 over Ukraine.