Jules Bordet | |
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| Born | Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet 13 June 1870 Soignies, Belgium |
| Died | 6 April 1961 (aged 90) Brussels, Belgium |
| Resting place | Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels |
| Nationality | Belgian[1] |
| Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
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Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (/bɔːrˈdeɪ/ bor-DAY, French: [ʒyl ʒɑ̃ batist vɛ̃sɑ̃ bɔʁdɛ]; 13 June 1870 – 6 April 1961) was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named after him. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to him in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity.