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Jerne, Niels Kaj was born on December 23, 1911 in London, England. Son of Hans Jessen and Else Marie (Lindberg) Jerne.
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Niels Kaj Kaj JERNE
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Niels Kaj Jerne, British, Swiss Scientist. Recipient Marcel Benoist prize, Berne, 1979, Paul Ehrlich prize, Frankfurt, 1982. Delaware Nobel prize for medicine, 1984. Fellow Royal Society London; member NAS, Danish Royal Society Sciences Copenhagen, American Philosophical Society, Academy des Sciences de l'Institute de France, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Croatian Academy Sciences and Arts Zagreb.
Education
Graduate, University Leiden, University Copenhagen. Degree (honorary), University Chicago, University Copenhagen, University Basel, University Rotterdam, Columbia University.
Career
Research worker Danish State Serum Institute, Copenhagen, 1943-1955. Chief medical officer World Health Organization, Geneva, 1956-1962. Professor biophysics University Geneva, 1960-1962.
Chairman department microbiology University Pittsburgh, 1962-1966. Professor experimental therapy J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, 1966-1969. Director Basel Institute for Immunology, 1969-1980.
Professor Institute Pasteur, Paris, 1981-1982. Bd.dirs. Paul Ehrlich Institute.
Achievements
Membership
American Academy, of Arts and Sciences 1967, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences 1969, United States of America National Academy, of Sciences 1975, Royal Society (London) 1980, American Philosophical Society 1979, Academy, des Sciences de l’Institut de France 1981, Yugoslav Academy, of Sciences 1985 and various other societies.
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Married Ursula Alexandra Kohl, 1964. 2 children.
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Nationality
British Swiss
Education
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1943 - 1955
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1956 - 1962
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1960 - 1962
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1962 - 1966
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1966 - 1969
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1969 - 1980
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1981 - 1982