Hamilton Smith
Sign in to saveAmerican microbiologist (1931–2025)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1931-08-23
- Died
- 2025-10-25
- Works
- 20
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 4
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-08-23 ) August 23, 1931, New York City, U.S
- Died
- October 25, 2025 (2025-10-25) (aged 94), Ellicott City, Maryland , U.S.
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley , BA, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , MD
- Known for
- Restriction enzymes
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978
- Fields
- Molecular biology , biochemistry , genomics
- Institutions
- Washington University School of Medicine
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 23 August 1931
- Died
- 25 October 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hamilton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Ellicott City
- Occupation
- biologist
- Educated at
- Johns Hopkins University
- Employer
- J. Craig Venter Institute
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Hamilton Othanel Smith (August 31, 1931 – October 25, 2025) was an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate.
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1931 births2025 deaths21st-century American biologistsAmerican biotechnologistsAmerican microbiologistsAmerican Nobel laureatesHuman Genome Project scientistsJohns Hopkins University alumniMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in Physiology or MedicinePhage workersUniversity Laboratory High School (Urbana, Illinois) alumni