Philippe Lazar

Philippe Lazar, 90, died on May 1, 2026. Philippe Lazar was known publicly as a French statistician and epidemiologist, president of Inserm (1982–1996) and president of the Research Institute for Development (1997–2001). Lazar won the Concours général in Latin composition in 1952 before graduating from the École polytechnique in 1956. He began a long career in research and statistics and was a founding member of the Comité consultatif national d'éthique. From 1982 to 1996, he was president of Inserm and served as president of the Research Institute for Development from 1997 to 2000. After his retirement, he served as an honorary member of the Association pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité. Lazar died in Paris on 1 May 2026, at the age of 90. This public record remains centered on Lazar's work as a French statistician and epidemiologist, president of Inserm (1982–1996) and president of the Research Institute for Development (1997–2001) and the documented milestones of that career.