Serge Voronoff
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Serge (Samuel) Voronoff (according to his biography written by Jean Real) was born as Samuel Abrahamovitch in a village close to Voronej in Russia. He was born shortly before 10 July 1866 (the date of his circumcision in synagogue). He immigrated to France where he studied medicine. In 1920, Voronoff, made headlines in France by grafting monkey testicles onto human males.
His first wife was Marguerite Barbe. Married in 1897 (she died in 1910). Second wife was Evelyn Bostwick, a wealthy New York socialite. (Married to her in 1919, she died in 1921). Third wife was Gertrude ?, who became Condesa da Foz upon Voronoff's death.
He died on 3 September 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is buried at his Chateau Grimaldi close to Menton.
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