Jean-Daniel Flaysakier | |
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Born | Jean-Daniel Flajszakier 23 September 1951
Tours, France |
Died | 7 October 2021
Les Sables-d'Olonne, France | (aged 70)
Education |
University of Tours Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Physician journalist |
Employer | France Télévisions |
Jean-Daniel Flaysakier, born Jean-Daniel Flajszakier (23 September 1951 – 7 October 2021) was a French doctor and journalist. [1] He was the health and medicine correspondent for Antenne 2 and France 2 from 1980 to 2018.
Born as Jean-Daniel Flajszakier, he francisized his name to Flaysakier. [2] He earned a degree in medicine from the University of Tours and worked on the team which developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. He then earned a master's degree in epidemiology from Harvard University. Upon his return to France, he worked for written press, radio, and television.
From 1985 to 1991, Flaysakier was a health columnist on the Antenne 2 morning show Télématin, hosted by William Leymergie. He then became Deputy Editor-in-Chief of France 2 while simultaneously working in oncology. [3] He contributed to the popularization of medicine on television, where he worked for 33 years. [4] On 7 October 2018, he announced on his Twitter account that he would be retiring from France 2 at the end of the month. [5] He was occasionally criticized for his comments on unjustified medical acts. [6]
Flaysakier died of heart failure in Les Sables-d'Olonne on 7 October 2021 at the age of 70. [7]
Jean-Daniel Flaysakier | |
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Born | Jean-Daniel Flajszakier 23 September 1951
Tours, France |
Died | 7 October 2021
Les Sables-d'Olonne, France | (aged 70)
Education |
University of Tours Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Physician journalist |
Employer | France Télévisions |
Jean-Daniel Flaysakier, born Jean-Daniel Flajszakier (23 September 1951 – 7 October 2021) was a French doctor and journalist. [1] He was the health and medicine correspondent for Antenne 2 and France 2 from 1980 to 2018.
Born as Jean-Daniel Flajszakier, he francisized his name to Flaysakier. [2] He earned a degree in medicine from the University of Tours and worked on the team which developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. He then earned a master's degree in epidemiology from Harvard University. Upon his return to France, he worked for written press, radio, and television.
From 1985 to 1991, Flaysakier was a health columnist on the Antenne 2 morning show Télématin, hosted by William Leymergie. He then became Deputy Editor-in-Chief of France 2 while simultaneously working in oncology. [3] He contributed to the popularization of medicine on television, where he worked for 33 years. [4] On 7 October 2018, he announced on his Twitter account that he would be retiring from France 2 at the end of the month. [5] He was occasionally criticized for his comments on unjustified medical acts. [6]
Flaysakier died of heart failure in Les Sables-d'Olonne on 7 October 2021 at the age of 70. [7]