Peter Lantos
Peter Lantos | |
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| Born | Peter Laszlo Lantos 1939 (age 85–86) Makó, Hungary |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| Discipline | Medical research |
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Peter Laszlo Lantos BEM FMedSci (born 1939) is a British scientist and author of Hungarian Jewish origin. After surviving the Holocaust, he went on to undertake medical studies. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1968 where he worked as a medical researcher, specialising in neurodegenerative diseases. In retirement, he has published books for both adults and children relating to his experience of the Holocaust and he is involved in Holocaust education.