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Guillemin

American  
[gee-uh-man, gee-yuh-man] / ˌgi əˈmæn, gi yəˈmɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Roger (Charles Louis) 1924–2024, U.S. neuroscientist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1977.


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Born and raised in Paris, Guillemin moved to Milan with his wife and son in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

“Something is happening in Milan. Venture-capital funds are calling me every day saying, ‘If you see something interesting, we want to invest in Italy,’” said Paul Guillemin, co-founder of the tech startup Volta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

Roger Guillemin, a neuroscientist who was a co-discoverer of the unexpected hormones with which the brain controls many bodily functions, died on Wednesday at a senior living facility in San Diego.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

"What makes it truly unique is that it is really one of the most recognizable memorabilia Rolex that has ever surfaced at auction," said Remi Guillemin, head of watches in Europe at Christie's.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

As the principal ones have been described by E. Guillemin Tarayre, who explored Mexico under Maximilian, it is not necessary for me to dwell on the subject.

From Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan by Lumholtz, Carl

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