Joep Lange | |
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Born | Joseph Marie Albert Lange 25 September 1954 Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands |
Died | 17 July 2014 Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, near Hrabove, Ukraine | (aged 59)
Cause of death | Aircraft shootdown |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Occupation(s) | Physician, medical researcher |
Employer | Amsterdam University Medical Centers |
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Spouse | Jacqueline van Tongeren |
Children | 5 |
Website | www |
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.