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Henrietta Lacks (August 1, 1920 - October 4, 1951) was an African-American woman who was the unwitting donor of cells from her cancerous tumor, which were culture (microbiological culture)d by George Otto Gey to create an immortal (Biological immortality#Cell_lines) cell line for medical research. This is now known as the HeLa cell line.
Date of birth: 1920-08-01
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Date of death: 1951-10-04
Death Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Birth Name: Loretta Pleasant
Occupation: Tobacco farmer
Spouse: David Lacks (1915-2002)
Parents: Eliza (1886-1924) and John Randall Pleasant I (1881-1969)
Children: Lawrence Lacks,Elsie Lacks,David "Sonny" Lacks, Jr.,Deborah (Lacks) Pullum,Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman (born Joseph Lacks)