About Victor Nigon
Lived 1920 – 2015 (aged 94). Victor Nigon was a French biologist.
Victor Marc Nigon (born 11 October 1920 in Metz, France, died 5 July 2015) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans in the laboratory, with Ellsworth Dougherty, in the 1940s.
Jean-Louis Brun, a student of Nigon, continued experiments on the 'Bergerac' variety of C. elegans.
The specific epithet given to the nematode species Caenorhabditis nigoni is a tribute to Victor Nigon.
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Who was Victor Nigon?
French biologist
When was Victor Nigon born?
Victor Nigon was born on 11 October 1920 in Metz.
When did Victor Nigon die?
Victor Nigon died on 5 July 2015 in Saint-Christol.
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Victor Nigon was a biologist.
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Victor Nigon was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Victor Nigon. https://biography.guide/victor-nigon/
MLA: "Victor Nigon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/victor-nigon/.
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