French researcher Luc Montagnier, has died at age 89 according local reports from France.
Montagnier died February 8, 2022 at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a western suburb of the capital.
He who won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus and more recently spread false claims about the coronavirus.
Montagnier, a virologist, led the team that in 1983 identified the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes AIDS.
He was born in 1932 in the village of Chabris in central France.
Montagnier studied medicine in Poitiers and Paris.
Montagnier was born in Chabris, and was educated at the University of Poitiers and the University of Paris, where he also taught.
Luc Montagnier cause of death
No other details have been released about the cause of death yet.
Luc Montagnier family: Who is Luc Montagnier’s wife? Did he have children?
Luc Montagnier married Dorothea Ackerman in 1961 and they had three children.
Luc Montagnier net worth
He had a net worth estimated at $125 million.
When is Luc Montagnier funeral?
The family are currently mourning the sudden death of Luck.
They will communicate the funeral arrangements at a later date.
