What is Jacques F. Acar?
{{Infobox person | name = Jacques F. Acar | image = Jacques-F-Acar.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = 13 April 1931 | birth_place = [[Dakar]], [[French West Africa]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|03|27|1931|05|13}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | nationality = [[French people|French]] | other_names = | occupation = Doctor | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Jacques F. Acar''' (13 April 1931 – 27 March 2020) was a French doctor and microbiologist who specialized in antibiotics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1212481/un-grand-patron-de-la-microbiologie.html|title=Un grand patron de la microbiologie|date=30 March 2020|work=L'Orient le Jour|language=French}}</ref> In 1966, Acar became head of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the [[Hôpital Saint-Joseph]] in Paris, staying there until 1999. At the same time, he was head of Medical Microbiology at the [[Hôpital Broussais]]. He was a professor of medical microbiology at [[Pierre and Marie Curie University]] from 1973 until 1980, and was head of that department from 1980 to 2000. Acar was President of the [[World Health Organization]]'s taskforce on antimicrobial resistance from 1992 to 1996. He was editor-in-chief of ''[[Clinical Microbiology and Infection]]'' from 1995 to 2000, and an expert for the [[World Organisation for Animal Health]] from 1999 until his death. Acar died at a [[Paris]] hospital on 27 March 2020 from [[COVID-19]], aged 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfm-microbiologie.org/2020/03/30/jacques-f-acar-1931-2020/|title=Jacques F. Acar (1931 – 2020)|date=30 March 2020|work=Société Française de Microbiologie|language=French}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Acar, Jacques F.}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Categor