Fotis Kafatos
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Greek biologist (1940-2017)
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Fotis Kafatos (1940–2017) was a Greek biologist and molecular biologist. Born in Heraklion, he was educated at Harvard University and Cornell University. His professional career included positions at Harvard University, Imperial College London, the University of Crete, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He worked in the fields of biology and research funding.
Kafatos was a member of the Royal Society, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the French Academy of Sciences. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Robert Koch Gold Medal. He died in Heraklion. His name in Modern Greek is Φώτης Καφάτος.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Heraklion
- Place of death
- Heraklion
- Occupation
- molecular biologist
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- Modern Greek
- Field of work
- research funding
- Image
- Fotis kafatos.jpg
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- member of
- Academia Europaea
- date of birth
- 1940-04-16
- date of death
- 2017-11-18
- name in native language
- Φώτης Καφάτος
- ethnic group
- Greeks
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