Harald zur Hausen

Harald zur Hausen
zur Hausen in 2010
Born	(1936-03-11)11 March 1936 Gelsenkirchen, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany
Died	29 May 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 87) Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Known for	Discovery that HPV can cause cervical cancer
Awards	Ernst Jung Prize (1996) Prince Mahidol Award (2005) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
Scientific career
Fields	Virology
Institutions	German Cancer Research Center University of Heidelberg

Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁalt tsuːɐ̯ ˈhaʊzn̩] ^ⓘ; 11 March 1936 – 29 May 2023) was a German virologist. He carried out research on cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008. He was chairman of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg.