Salvador Luria

Salvador Edward Luria was an Italian-born microbiologist, virologist, and chemist who worked as a university teacher. He was educated at the University of Turin, Sapienza University of Rome, and Columbia University, where he studied under Giuseppe Levi. His professional career included positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Indiana University Bloomington, and Columbia University, with work locations including Cambridge. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Luria received the Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, National Book Award, and National Medal of Science. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates, Nobel Medicine, American Academy Arts Sciences, National Medal Of Science, and National Book Award collections. Born in Turin, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Italy, Italy, and the United States, and resided in the United States. He spoke Italian and English. Luria died in Lexington in 1991 from cardiovascular disease. His doctoral student was James Watson.