Background
Dausset, Jean was born on October 19, 1916 in Toulouse, France. Son of Henri and Elizabeth Dausset.
Dausset, Jean was born on October 19, 1916 in Toulouse, France. Son of Henri and Elizabeth Dausset.
AB, Lycee Michelet, 1939; Doctor of Medicine, U. Paris, 1945.
Intern, then resident in internal medicine and hematology, Paris Municipal Hospitals, 1946-1950; director laboratory, National Transfusion Center, 1950-1963; professor immunohematology, U. Paris, 1963-1977; professor experimental medicine, College de France, Paris, 1977-1987; director research unit on immunogenetics, Hopital Saint-Louis, Paris, 1969-1984; director, Human Polymorphism Study Center, since 1984. Researcher in field of man's histocompatibility system anbd human genome.
Served to captain, World World War World War II. Member Academie des Sciences de l'Institut de France, American Academy Arts and Science, NAS (Washington).
Married Rose Mayoral, March 17, 1962.