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Daniel Nathans was born on October 30, 1928, and died on November 16, 1999. He was recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Medicine collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the National Medal Of Science collection.
Nathans received one Nobel Prize. His Erdős number is 4.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- William C. Richardson
- Succeeded by
- William R. Brody
- Born
- ( 1928-10-30 ) October 30, 1928, Wilmington , Delaware , U.S
- Died
- November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16) (aged 71), Baltimore , Maryland , U.S
- Spouse
- Joanne Gomberg
- Children
- Benjamin Nathans (son)
- Education
- University of Delaware ( BS ), Washington University in St. Louis ( MD )
- Awards
- NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1976) , Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978) , National Medal of Science (1993)
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1978
“for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wilmington
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Occupation
- physiologist
- Educated at
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- medicine
- Image
- 37. Tagung 1987 Mediziner Daniel Nathans lächelnd - W134Nr.125411c - Willy Pragher (cropped).jpg
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- Erdős number
- 4
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- date of birth
- 1928-10-30
- date of death
- 1999-11-16
- name in native language
- Daniel Nathans
- Commons category
- Daniel Nathans
- interested in
- microbiology
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. Along with American researcher Hamilton Smith and Swiss researcher Werner Arber, he shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.
Early life and education
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