Philippe Lazar
French statistician and epidemiologist (1936–2026)
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Philippe Lazar (French: [filˈip lazˈaʁ]; 21 April 1936 – 1 May 2026) was a French statistician and epidemiologist.[1]
Preceded byHubert Fournier
Succeeded byJean-François Girard
Preceded byPhilippe Laudat
Succeeded byClaude Griscelli
Philippe Lazar | |
|---|---|
| President of the Research Institute for Development | |
| In office 11 September 1997 – 21 April 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Fournier |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François Girard |
| President of Inserm | |
| In office 1982–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Laudat |
| Succeeded by | Claude Griscelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1936 Paris, France |
| Died | 1 May 2026 (aged 90) Paris, France |
| Education | École polytechnique |
| Occupation | Statistician, epidemiologist |
Lazar won the Concours général in Latin composition in 1952[2] before graduating from the École polytechnique in 1956. He began a long career in research and statistics and was a founding member of the Comité consultatif national d'éthique.[3] From 1982 to 1996, he was president of Inserm and served as president of the Research Institute for Development from 1997 to 2000.[4] After his retirement, he served as an honorary member of the Association pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité.[5]
Works
- Quatre ouvrages de méthodologie statistique
- Les Explorateurs de la santé, voyage au centre de la recherche médicale (1989)
- Pathologie industrielle: Approche épidémiologique (1992)
- L'Éthique biomédicale en question (1996)
- La République a-t-elle besoin de savants ? (1998)
- Autrement dit laïque (2004)
- Court traité de l'âme (2008)