Jacinto Convit
Venezuelan physician and scientist
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Jacinto Convit García was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of Biomedicine and held many... Wikipedia
Born: September 11, 1913, Caracas, Venezuela
Died: May 12, 2014 (age 100 years), Caracas, Venezuela
Known for: Development of anti-leprosy vaccine and studies to cure different cancers
Education: Universidad Central de Venezuela
Spouse: Rafaela Marotta D’Onofrio (m. 1946–2011)
Parents: Francisco Convit y Martí and Flora García Marrero