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Jon van Rood

1926-04-07 – 2017-07-21

Portrait of Jon van Rood
Jon van Rood, December 1977. Robert Koch PrizeCredit: Rob C. Croes

Life & Legacy

Johannes Joseph "Jon" van Rood (7 April 1926, Scheveningen – 21 July 2017) was a Dutch immunologist. He founded Eurotransplant in 1967, a non-profit organization responsible for encouraging and coordinating organ transplants.

Occupation & Career

physician, biologist, university teacher

Education

Leiden University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Robert Koch Prize; Wolf Prize in Medicine; honorary doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1; InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize; Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine; Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine; Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists; Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine · Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine · Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists · honorary doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 · InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize · Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award · Robert Koch Prize · Wolf Prize in Medicine

Employer

Leiden University

Organizations & Memberships

Academia Europaea · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Education & Institutions

Leiden University

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q512218 — wikidata View source

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