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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
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Étienne-Émile Baulieu
1926-12-12 – 2025-05-30
Life & Legacy
Étienne-Émile Baulieu (French: [etjɛn emil boljø]; 12 December 1926 – 30 May 2025) was a French biochemist and endocrinologist who was best known for his research in the field of steroid hormones and their role in reproduction and aging. He has been nicknamed the “father” of the abortion pill mainly as a result of his work on the abortion-inducing drug RU486 (Mifepristone). Baulieu also worked to determine if dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) was a prohormone and if it and other hormonal substitutions also increased longevity in humans.
Occupation & Career
professor, biochemist, researcher, university teacher, physician, scientist, endocrinologist
Education
Lycée Pasteur; Science Faculty of Paris; Paris Medical Faculty
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit; Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award; Prix de la laïcité; Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Inserm honor price
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour · Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit · Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · Inserm honor price · Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award · Prix de la laïcité
Employer
Collège de France · French National Institute of Health and Medical Research · Roussel Uclaf · University of Paris-Sud
Organizations & Memberships
Academia Europaea · Académie Nationale de Médecine · European Academy of Sciences and Arts · French Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Lycée Pasteur · Paris Medical Faculty · Science Faculty of Paris
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
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Award
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
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Award
Prix de la laïcité
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3592029 · wikidata
Award
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Award
Inserm honor price
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3592029 · wikidata
Family Child
Frédérique Baulieu
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Family Child
Catherine Brun-Baulieu
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Family Father
Léon Blum
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Family Mother
Thérèse Blum
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Family Sibling
Suzanne de Brunhoff
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Family Sibling
Françoise Peillon
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Family Spouse
Yolande Baulieu
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Family Spouse
Simone Harari Baulieu
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Sources & Provenance
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