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Carl Richard Woese (1928–2012) was an American microbiologist and university teacher. Born in Syracuse, he died of pancreatic cancer in Urbana. He was employed by the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and received education at Deerfield Academy, Amherst College, and Yale University. Woese was a member of the Royal Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His notable works include *The Genetic Code. The Molecular Basis for Genetic Expression.* and *Archabacteria*. He received the MacArthur Fellows Program, the Leeuwenhoek Medal, the National Medal of Science, and the Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology. Woese spoke German and resided in Urbana.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-07-15 ) July 15, 1928, Syracuse, New York , U.S.
- Died
- December 30, 2012 (2012-12-30) (aged 84), Urbana, Illinois , U.S.
- Education
- Amherst College Yale University
- Known for
- Recognition of Archaea as a domain of life
- Awards
- Leeuwenhoek Medal (1992) Selman A. Waksman Award (1995) National Medal of Science (2000) Crafoord Prize (2003)
- Fields
- Microbiology
- Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Thesis
- Physical Studies on Animal viruses (1953)
- Doctoral advisor
- Ernest C. Pollard
- Notable students
- David Stahl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Syracuse
- Place of death
- Urbana
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- microbiology
- Image
- Carl Woese.jpg
- Residence
- Urbana
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- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- date of birth
- 1928-07-15
- date of death
- 2012-12-30
- Commons category
- Carl Woese
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- author citation (zoology)
- Woese
- interested in
- microbiology
- P8168
- Bob Cranshaw
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Richard Woese (/woʊz/ WOHZ; July 15, 1928 – December 30, 2012) was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese is famous for defining the Archaea (a new domain of life) in 1977 through a pioneering phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique that has revolutionized microbiology. He also originated the RNA world hypothesis in 1967, although not by that name. Woese held the Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair and was professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.
Life and education
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