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Andrew Fire

  • Palo Alto: April 27, 1959 celebration
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    Andrew Fire

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Palo Alto: April 27, 1959  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. genetics
    2. pathology
     

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  • school Education

    1. Stanford University
    2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    3. University of California, Berkeley
    4. Fremont High School
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2004)
    2. Canada Gairdner International Award (2005)
    3. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006)
    4. Fellow of the AACR Academy (2014)
    5. Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2006)
    6. NAS Award in Molecular Biology (2003)
    7. Meyenburg Prize (2002)
    8. Genetics Society of America Medal (2002)
    9. Massry Prize (2005)
    10. Rosenstiel Award (2004)
    11. Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
     

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  • American biologist | Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2004), Canada Gairdner International Award (2005), Nobel Prize in Physiology or

1. Andreas Görgen (Andreas Gorgen)

  • April 27, 1972 celebration

University of Bonn | April 27, 1972 - Kraków: April 16, 1888 | Andreas Görgen (Andreas Gorgen) | April 27, 1972 - Kraków: April 16, 1888

2. Maria Manuel Dias da Mota

  • Vila Nova de Gaia: April 27, 1971 celebration

Portuguese scientist, researcher, imunologist | Commander of the Order of Prince Henry (2005), Mulheres na Ciência (2016), Pessoa Prize (2013) | University

3. Emmanuel Candès (Emmanuel Candes)

  • Paris: April 27, 1970 celebration

French statistician | George David Birkhoff Prize (2015), Alan T. Waterman Award (2006), Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2017)

4. Peter Tudvad

  • Aarhus: April 27, 1966 celebration

Scholar, author, philosopher and social critic | University of Copenhagen | Aarhus: April 27, 1966 - Beinn Bhreagh: August 2, 1922 | Peter Tudvad | Aarhus

5. Alison Etheridge

  • Wolverhampton: April 27, 1964 celebration

Professor of Probability at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society (2015), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical

6. Andrew Fire

  • Palo Alto: April 27, 1959 celebration

American biologist | Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2004), Canada Gairdner International Award (2005), Nobel Prize in Physiology or

7. Dmitry Bogdanov

  • Moscow: April 27, 1959 celebration

Russian musician | Moscow: April 27, 1959 - Moscow: August 8, 2007 | Dmitry Bogdanov | Moscow: April 27, 1959 - Moscow: August 8, 2007

8. Alexander Givental

  • Moscow: April 27, 1958 celebration

Russian mathematician | Gubkin University, Moscow State University | Moscow: April 27, 1958 - September 17, 2021 | Alexander Givental | Moscow: April 27, 1958

9. Antonio Patriota

  • Rio de Janeiro: April 27, 1954 celebration

Brazilian diplomat | Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Officer of the Order of Wissam El Alaoui, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Merit

10. Andrej Ule

  • Ljubljana: April 27, 1946 celebration

Slovenian philosopher | Ljubljana: April 27, 1946 - Podgrad: November 3, 1962 | Andrej Ule | Ljubljana: April 27, 1946 - Podgrad: November 3, 1962

11. Mourad Ismail

  • Cairo: April 27, 1944 celebration

American mathematician working on orthogonal polynomials and special functions | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2015) | University of Alberta

12. József Fritz (Jozsef Fritz)

  • Mosonmagyaróvár: April 27, 1943 celebration

Hungarian mathematician | Széchenyi Prize (2012), Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1984) | Eötvös Loránd University | Mosonmagyaróvár

13. Wilhelm Karl Essler

  • Klokočov: April 27, 1940 celebration

German philosopher | Klokočov: April 27, 1940 - Myjava: July 9, 2008 | Wilhelm Karl Essler | Klokočov: April 27, 1940 - Myjava: July 9, 2008

14. Michel Deza

  • Moscow: April 27, 1939 celebration
  • 10th arrondissement of Paris: November 23, 2016 deceased

Russian mathematician (1939-2016) | Moscow State University, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: April 27, 1939 - 10th arrondissement of Paris

15. James Dehlsen

  • Guadalajara: April 27, 1937 celebration

American businessman and inventor | University of Southern California | Guadalajara: April 27, 1937 - September 6, 1757 | James Dehlsen | Guadalajara: April

16. Walter Benenson

  • April 27, 1936 celebration

physicist | April 27, 1936 - December 30, 2016 | Walter Benenson | April 27, 1936 - December 30, 2016

17. Rodmonga Potapova

  • Ulaanbaatar: April 27, 1936 celebration

Russian linguist | Honoured Higher education employee of the Russian Federation | Moscow State Linguistic University | Ulaanbaatar: April 27, 1936 - Leiden

18. Michael Titarenko

  • Lakomaya Buda: April 27, 1934 celebration
  • Moscow: February 25, 2016 deceased

Russian scientist | Order of Honour, State Prize of the Russian Federation (2010), Friendship Order, Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Order of the

19. Gian-Carlo Rota

  • Vigevano: April 27, 1932 celebration
  • Cambridge: April 18, 1999 deceased

American mathematician and philosopher (1932-1999) | honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University (1984), honorary doctor of the Nankai University (1999), Leroy

20. James Patrick Langan II

  • Jersey City: April 27, 1931 celebration
  • Tinton Falls: May 24, 2015 deceased

1932-2015) American chemist | Saint Peter's University, New Jersey Institute of Technology | Jersey City: April 27, 1931 - Tinton Falls: May 24, 2015 | James

21. Walter Schumann

  • Dresden: April 27, 1927 celebration
  • Zurich: September 19, 2014 deceased

Swiss physicist (1927-2014) | ETH Zurich | Dresden: April 27, 1927 - Zurich: September 19, 2014 | Walter Schumann | Dresden: April 27, 1927 - Zurich: September 19, 2014

22. Henning Kößler (Henning Kossler)

  • Brunswick: April 27, 1926 celebration
  • Nuremberg: March 14, 2014 deceased

German philosopher (1926-2014) | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1982), Bavarian Order of Merit (1994) | University

23. François Châtelet (Francois Chatelet)

  • 16th arrondissement of Paris: April 27, 1925 celebration
  • Garches: December 26, 1985 deceased

French philosopher (1925–1985) | Bordin Prize (1974) | Faculty of Arts of Paris, Lycée Faidherbe | 16th arrondissement of Paris: April 27, 1925 - Garches

24. Pekka Jauho

  • Oulu: April 27, 1923 celebration
  • Espoo: March 28, 2015 deceased

Finnish professor of physics, academian (Academy of Finland) and director general of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (1923-2015) | Memorial medal

25. Sami Droubi

  • Homs: April 27, 1921 celebration
  • Syria: February 12, 1976 deceased

Syrian diplomat | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1975), Lotus Prize for Literature (1978) | University of Paris, Cairo University | Homs

26. Lester Dubins

  • April 27, 1920 celebration
  • February 11, 2010 deceased

American mathematician (1920-2010) | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1978) | University of Chicago | April 27, 1920 - February 11, 2010

27. Irving Adler

  • Harlem: April 27, 1913 celebration
  • Bennington: September 22, 2012 deceased

American author (1913–2012) | City College of New York, Columbia University | Harlem: April 27, 1913 - Bennington: September 22, 2012 | Irving Adler

28. Philip Abelson

  • Tacoma: April 27, 1913 celebration
  • Bethesda: August 1, 2004 deceased

US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory (1913–2004) | Kalinga Prize

29. Cayetano Betancur

  • Copacabana: April 27, 1910 celebration
  • Bogotá: January 31, 1982 deceased

Colombian writer and philosopher (1910-1982) | Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru | University of Antioquia | Copacabana: April 27, 1910 - Bogotá

30. Harry Melville

  • Edinburgh: April 27, 1908 celebration
  • June 14, 2000 deceased

British chemist, academic, and academic administrator | Davy Medal (1955), Meldola Medal and Prize (1935), Bakerian Lecture (1956), Liversidge Award (1951)

31. Boris Körber (Boris Korber)

  • Saint Petersburg: April 27, 1907 celebration
  • Moscow: November 28, 1978 deceased

scientist (1907-1978) | Stalin Prize, 3rd degree, Order of the Red Star, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of

32. Octavio Derisi

  • April 27, 1907 celebration
  • October 22, 2002 deceased

Argentinian archbishop (1907–2002) | Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires | April 27, 1907 - October 22, 2002 | Octavio Derisi

33. Willem Elenbaas

  • Gapinge: April 27, 1906 celebration
  • February 7, 1989 deceased

Dutch physicist | Utrecht University | Gapinge: April 27, 1906 - February 7, 1989 | Willem Elenbaas | Gapinge: April 27, 1906 - February 7, 1989

34. Henryk Edel-Kryński (Henryk Edel-Krynski)

  • Lviv: April 27, 1905 celebration
  • Gdańsk: December 24, 1987 deceased

Polish mathematician and economist (1905-1987) | Medal of the National Education Commission, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order

35. Stanisław Skrzeszewski (Stanislaw Skrzeszewski)

  • Nowy Sącz: April 27, 1901 celebration
  • Warsaw: December 20, 1978 deceased

Polish politician (1901–1978) | Medal of the National Education Commission, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal for Warsaw

36. Marcel Légaut (Marcel Legaut)

  • Paris: April 27, 1900 celebration
  • Avignon: November 6, 1990 deceased

French mathematician and philosopher (1900-1990) | Cours Peccot (1924) | École Normale Supérieure | Paris: April 27, 1900 - Avignon: November 6, 1990

37. Wallace Carothers

  • Burlington: April 27, 1896 celebration
  • Wilmington: April 29, 1937 deceased

American organic chemist (1896–1937) | Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement (1990), National Inventors Hall of Fame (1984) | Tarkio College

38. Jørg Tofte Jebsen (Jorg Tofte Jebsen)

  • April 27, 1888 celebration
  • January 7, 1922 deceased

Norwegian physicist | April 27, 1888 - January 7, 1922 | Jørg Tofte Jebsen (Jorg Tofte Jebsen) | April 27, 1888 - January 7, 1922

39. Hubert Harrison

  • Saint Croix: April 27, 1883 celebration
  • New York: December 17, 1927 deceased

United States Virgin Islands writer (1883-1927) | DeWitt Clinton High School | Saint Croix: April 27, 1883 - New York: December 17, 1927 | Hubert Harrison

40. Charles James

  • Earls Barton: April 27, 1880 celebration
  • December 10, 1928 deceased

British chemist in the United States | William H. Nichols Medal (1912) | University College London | Earls Barton: April 27, 1880 - December 10, 1928 | Charles

41. Peter Coffey

  • Enfield: April 27, 1876 celebration
  • Maynooth: January 7, 1943 deceased

20th century Irish Roman Catholic priest and Neoscholastic philosopher (1876–1943) | Maynooth University | Enfield: April 27, 1876 - Maynooth: January 7, 1943

42. Heinrich Mache

  • Prague: April 27, 1876 celebration
  • Vienna: September 1, 1954 deceased

physicist (1876–1954) | Wilhelm Exner Medal (1927) | University of Vienna | Prague: April 27, 1876 - Vienna: September 1, 1954 | Heinrich Mache | Prague

43. Maurice de Broglie

  • Paris: April 27, 1875 celebration
  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: July 14, 1960 deceased

French physicist (1875-1960) | Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, Prix Félix-Robin (1922), Guthrie Lecture (1924), Officer of the Legion of Honour

44. Johannes Strömberg (Johannes Stromberg)

  • Ryssby: April 27, 1868 celebration
  • Ramlösa: August 2, 1916 deceased

Swedish philosopher and rector (1868-1916) | Lund University | Ryssby: April 27, 1868 - Ramlösa: August 2, 1916 | Johannes Strömberg (Johannes Stromberg)

45. Isaac Hourwich

  • Vilnius: April 27, 1860 celebration
  • New York City: July 9, 1924 deceased

American mathematician (1860-1924) | Demidov Juridical Lyceum | Vilnius: April 27, 1860 - New York City: July 9, 1924 | Isaac Hourwich | Vilnius: April 27

46. Claude-Antoine Péccot (Claude-Antoine Peccot)

  • Auteuil: April 27, 1856 celebration
  • Paris: September 18, 1876 deceased

French mathematician and pianist | University of Paris | Auteuil: April 27, 1856 - Paris: September 18, 1876 | Claude-Antoine Péccot (Claude-Antoine Peccot)

47. Henry Barker Hill

  • Waltham: April 27, 1849 celebration
  • Chestnut Hill: April 6, 1903 deceased

American chemist (1849-1903) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University | Waltham: April 27, 1849 - Chestnut Hill: April 6, 1903

48. Charles Joseph Van Depoele

  • Lichtervelde: April 27, 1846 celebration
  • Lynn: March 18, 1892 deceased

electrical engineer, inventor (1846–1892) | Lichtervelde: April 27, 1846 - Lynn: March 18, 1892 | Charles Joseph Van Depoele | Lichtervelde: April 27, 1846

49. Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck

  • Aschaffenburg: April 27, 1845 celebration
  • Biesdorf: January 7, 1904 deceased

German engineer (1845–1904) | ETH Zurich | Aschaffenburg: April 27, 1845 - Biesdorf: January 7, 1904 | Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck | Aschaffenburg: April

50. Alois Riehl

  • Bolzano: April 27, 1844 celebration
  • Neubabelsberg: November 21, 1924 deceased

Austrian philosopher (1844-1924) | honorary doctorate from Princeton University (1913) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Innsbruck

51. Victoria, Lady Welby

  • London: April 27, 1837 celebration
  • Harrow: March 29, 1912 deceased

British philosophical writer (1837–1912) | London: April 27, 1837 - Harrow: March 29, 1912 | Victoria, Lady Welby - Victoria Alexandrina Maria Louisa Stuart-Wortley

52. Paul Gordan

  • Wrocław: April 27, 1837 celebration
  • Erlangen: December 21, 1912 deceased

German mathematician (1837-1912) | University of Wrocław, University of Königsberg, Humboldt University of Berlin | Wrocław: April 27, 1837 - Erlangen

53. Stevenson Macadam

  • Glasgow: April 27, 1829 celebration
  • Edinburgh: January 24, 1901 deceased

Scottish scientist (1829-1901) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Chemical Society | Glasgow: April 27, 1829 - Edinburgh: January 24, 1901

54. Ágost Greguss (Agost Greguss)

  • Prešov: April 27, 1825 celebration
  • Budapest: December 13, 1882 deceased

writer (1825–1882) | Prešov: April 27, 1825 - Budapest: December 13, 1882 | Ágost Greguss (Agost Greguss) | Prešov: April 27, 1825 - Budapest: December 13, 1882

55. N.J. Fjord

  • Holmsland Klit: April 27, 1825 celebration
  • Frederiksberg: January 4, 1891 deceased

Danish dairy researcher (1825–1891) | commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1888), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1872), Decoration of the Cross of

56. Herbert Spencer

  • Derby: April 27, 1820 celebration
  • Brighton: December 8, 1903 deceased

English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903) | Social Statics, The Study of Sociology, Mr. Martineau on Evolution | Derby: April 27, 1820

57. Linus Yale

  • Middletown: April 27, 1797 celebration
  • Newport: August 8, 1858 deceased

American manufacturer of locks (1797–1858) | Middletown: April 27, 1797 - Newport: August 8, 1858 | Linus Yale | Middletown: April 27, 1797 - Newport: August 8, 1858

58. Samuel Finley Breese Morse

  • Charlestown: April 27, 1791 celebration
  • Manhattan: April 2, 1872 deceased

American inventor and painter (1791–1872) | knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of

59. Joshua Routledge

  • Riccall: April 27, 1773 celebration
  • Warsaw: February 8, 1829 deceased

British inventor | Riccall: April 27, 1773 - Warsaw: February 8, 1829 | Joshua Routledge | Riccall: April 27, 1773 - Warsaw: February 8, 1829

60. José María Cabal (Jose Maria Cabal)

  • Buga: April 27, 1770 celebration
  • Popayán: August 19, 1816 deceased

Republican military leader | Buga: April 27, 1770 - Popayán: August 19, 1816 | José María Cabal (Jose Maria Cabal) | Buga: April 27, 1770 - Popayán: August 19, 1816

61. Mary Wollstonecraft

  • London: April 27, 1759 celebration
  • London: September 10, 1797 deceased

English writer and intellectual (1759–1797) | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

62. Adamantios Korais

  • İzmir: April 27, 1748 celebration
  • Paris: April 6, 1833 deceased

Greek humanist scholar (1748–1833) | University of Montpellier, Evangelical School of Smyrna | İzmir: April 27, 1748 - Paris: April 6, 1833 | Adamantios

63. Gottfried Heinsius

  • Naumburg: April 27, 1709 celebration
  • Leipzig: May 21, 1769 deceased

German astronomer (1709-1769) | Leipzig University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Naumburg: April 27, 1709 - Leipzig: May 21, 1769 | Gottfried

64. Jacopo Stellini

  • Cividale del Friuli: April 27, 1699 celebration
  • Padua: March 27, 1770 deceased

Italian abbot, writer and philosopher | De ortu et progressu morum | Cividale del Friuli: April 27, 1699 - Padua: March 27, 1770 | Jacopo Stellini | Cividale

65. Yan Yuan

  • April 27, 1635 celebration
  • September 30, 1704 deceased

Chinese philosopher | April 27, 1635 - September 30, 1704 | Yan Yuan | April 27, 1635 - September 30, 1704

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