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Louis Schittly | |
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Born | Louis Henri Marie Schittly 7 July 1938 |
Died | 1 January 2025 Mulhouse, France | (aged 86)
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Cofounder of Médecins Sans Frontières |
Awards | Knight of the Legion of Honour Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
Louis Schittly (7 July 1938 – 1 January 2025) was a French physician and humanitarian. He was one of the founders of Médecins Sans Frontières. Schittly died on 1 January 2025 in Mulhouse at the age of 86.[1][2]
During his career, Schittly worked in Biafra, Ivory Coast, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Mali, Serbia and South Sudan.[3]