Lazare Kaptué

Lazare Kaptué
Born	1939 Mbanga, French Cameroon
Died	12 April 2021(2021-04-12) (aged 81–82) Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nationality	Cameroonian
Occupation	Academic

Lazare Kaptué (1939 – 12 April 2021) was a Cameroonian academic.[1] He was active as a virologist and carried out much research on HIV/AIDS.

Biography

Born in Mbanga in 1939, Kaptué served as Mayor of Demding in the west of Cameroon.[2] He was also a professor at the Université des Montagnes, of which he was a founding member.[3] His laboratory was known for discovering Group O of HIV-1.[4] In addition to his academic career, he owned a clinic in Bastos Yaoundé.[2]

Lazare Kaptué died in Yaoundé on 12 April 2021 at the age of 82.[5]

References

1. "Lazare KAPTUE". Osidimbea (in French). 28 December 2015.
2. "Nécrologie Le Pr. Lazare Kaptué n'est plus". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 14 April 2021.
3. "LE Pr LAZARE KAPTUE RECOIT UNE DISTINCTION AFRICAINE EN HEMATOLOGIE". Université des Montagnes (in French).
4. "Cameroun: Décès du Professeur Lazare Kaptué, cofondateur de l'Université des Montagnes". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 13 April 2021.
5. "Le Prof. ( Médecin) Lazare Kaptué dépose son bistouri". Cameroon Info (in French). 13 April 2021.