Background
Wollman, Elie Leo was born on July 4, 1917 in Paris. Son of Eugene and Elisabeth (Michelis) Wollman.
Wollman, Elie Leo was born on July 4, 1917 in Paris. Son of Eugene and Elisabeth (Michelis) Wollman.
Doctor of Medicine, Lyon, France, 1943; Doctor of Science, Paris, 1958.
In his lab at the Pasteur Institute in Paris Wollman played a key role in the elucidation of the organization of genetic material. Developed the experimental method of interrupted mating, which underpinned the gene mapping of bacterial chromosomes. This work laid the foundation for Francois Jacob"s Nobel prize-winning work.
With Francois Jacob, he published a monograph, Sexuality and the genetics of bacteria (French title: Louisiana sexualité des bactéries), in 1959.
Member French Microbiol. Society (president 1983-1989), European Molecular Biology Organization (founding member), French Academy of Sciences (correspondent), Royal Academy Medicine Brussels (foreign member), National Academy of Sciences Washington (foreign associate).
Married Odile Fabries, February 14, 1948. Children: Emmanuelle, Francis-André.