Jacques Robert Fresco

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Jacques Robert Fresco (May 30, 1928 - December 5, 2021) [1] was an American biochemist.

Fresco earned a dual chemistry and biology bachelor's degree from New York University, completed a master's degree in biology followed by a doctorate in biochemistry. [2] Prior to joining the Princeton University faculty in 1960, he worked for the American Heart Association. [3] Fresco was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1968, and retired from Princeton as Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences, Emeritus. [4]

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References

  1. "Jacques Fresco Obituary" . Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. "Jacques Robert Fresco". Princeton University. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. "Appointments". Princeton Alumni Weekly. February 19, 1960.
  4. "Jacques R. Fresco". Princeton University. Retrieved 19 December 2018.