Person
- Born
- 1951-11-11
- Died
- 2009-12-19
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Superhuman: Genius — Self2008
- Brainman2005
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22
- Total plays
- 85
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- HISAT: a fast spliced aligner with low memory requirements
· 2015 · cited 21,403x
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,071x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae
· 1999 · cited 15,348x
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Key facts
- Born
- Laurence Kim Peek , ( 1951-11-11 ) November 11, 1951, Salt Lake City , Utah , U.S.
- Died
- December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19) (aged 58), Murray, Utah , U.S.
- Known for
- Megasavant
- Parent s
- Fran Peek, Jeanne W. Buchi
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 11 November 1951
- Died
- 19 December 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City
- Place of death
- Murray
- Occupation
- mnemonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Kim Peek, diagnosed with Savant syndrome.jpg
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Article
Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory and exceptional intelligence, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 movie Rain Man. Although Peek was previously diagnosed with autism, he is now thought to have had FG syndrome.
Early life, family and education