Lazare Kaptué

Lazare Kaptué was a Cameroonian academic. He was active as a virologist and carried out much research on HIV/AIDS.

Biography

Born in Mbanga in 1939, Kaptué served as Mayor of Demding in the west of Cameroon. He was also a professor at the Université des Montagnes, of which he was a founding member. His laboratory was known for discovering Group O of HIV-1. In addition to his academic career, he owned a clinic in Bastos Yaoundé.
Lazare Kaptué died in Yaoundé on 12 April 2021 at the age of 82.