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Carl Woese

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Biography of Carl Woese

15. Jul 1928 – 30. Dec 2012(84 years)Died in:Urbana, Champaign County

American microbiologist

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Syracuse, Onondaga County

Urbana, Champaign County

United States

pancreatic cancer

Occupation(3)

microbiologist biologist university teacher

Awards(6)

MacArthur Fellows Program Leeuwenhoek Medal National Medal of Science Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Crafoord Prize in Biosciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society

Education(3)

Amherst College Deerfield Academy Yale University

Carl Woese (* 15. July 1928 in Syracuse; † 30. December 2012 in Urbana) was an american microbiologist. He was 84 years old. His education included Amherst College, Deerfield Academy and Yale University. He received 6 awards, including MacArthur Fellows Program, Leeuwenhoek Medal. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer.

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1928

Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County

1984

MacArthur Fellows Program

1992

Leeuwenhoek Medal

1997

Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology

2000

National Medal of Science

2003

Crafoord Prize in Biosciences

2006

Foreign Member of the Royal Society

2012

Died in Urbana, Champaign County (pancreatic cancer)

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