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Cecil Jacobson | |
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Born | |
Died | March 5, 2021 Springville, Utah | (aged 84)
Occupation(s) | Physician, researcher |
Known for | Using his own sperm to impregnate his patients |
Criminal charge(s) | Mail fraud, wire fraud and perjury |
Criminal penalty | Five years' jail time and $116,805 in fines |
Children | up to 75 |
Awards | Ig Nobel Prize in Biology (1992) |
Cecil Byran Jacobson (October 2, 1936 – March 5, 2021[1]) was an American former fertility doctor who used his own sperm to impregnate his patients without informing them.
Jacobson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. A graduate of Brown University, he became a researcher at George Washington University, but had no specialist training in infertility medicine.[2]