Memorial Page for Edward B. Lewis
May 20, 1918 – Jul 21, 2004(86 years)Died in:Pasadena, Los Angeles County
American biologist
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Edward B. Lewis (* May 20, 1918 in Wilkes-Barre; † July 21, 2004 in Pasadena) was an american biologist. He was 86 years old. His education included California Institute of Technology and University of Minnesota. He received 9 awards, including Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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11 EventsBorn in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
1918Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
1983Canada Gairdner International Award
1987Wolf Prize in Medicine
1989Rosenstiel Award
1989Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1989National Medal of Science
1990Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
1991Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
1992Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1995Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County
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Edward B. Lewis. Forever remembered.