About Jules Hirsch
Lived 1927 – 2015 (aged 87–88). Jules Hirsch was a physician.
Jules Hirsch (April 6, 1927 – July 23, 2015) was an American physician and researcher known for his work on obesity. He was a longtime professor at Rockefeller University.
Early life and education Jules Hirsch as born in New York City on April 6, 1927, to parents who had immigrated from Eastern Europe. As an undergraduate at Rutgers University, Hirsch was rejected from multiple medical schools due to restrictions at many institutions on the number of Jewish students.
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American physician and researcher (1927–2015)
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