Élie Wollman
| Élie Wollman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 4, 1917 Paris, France |
| Died | June 1, 2008 (aged 90) Paris, France |
| Fields | Microbial genetics |
| Institutions | Pasteur Institute |
| Thesis | Recherche sur la conjugaison des bactéries et sur le déterminisme génétique de la lysogénie [studies on bacterial conjugation and genetic determinism of lysogeny] (1958) |
| Known for | Plasmids, conjugation |
| Spouse | Odile Wollman |
Élie Léo Wollman (July 4, 1917 – June 1, 2008) was a French microbial geneticist who first described plasmids (what he termed "episomes"), and served as vice director of research for the Pasteur Institute for twenty years. He was awarded the 1976 Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer by the French Academy of Sciences and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.
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