Jacques Robert Fresco (May 30, 1928 - December 5, 2021) was an American biochemist. Fresco earned a dual chemistry and biology bachelor's degree from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

, completed a master's degree in biology followed by a doctorate in biochemistry. Prior to joining the

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faculty in 1960, he worked for the

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. Fresco was awarded a

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in 1968, and retired from Princeton as Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences, Emeritus.

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