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Biography of Gerald M. Edelman
1. Jul 1929 – 17. May 2014(84 years)Died in:La Jolla, San Diego County
American biologist
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Gerald Edelman (* 1. July 1929 in Queens; † 17. May 2014 in La Jolla) was an american biologist. He was 84 years old. His education included Ursinus College, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Rockefeller University. He received 6 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Ariëns Kappers Medal. His cause of death was prostate cancer.
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8 Events1929
Born in Queens, New York
1965
Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
1972
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1989
honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII
1995
honorary doctor of the University of Miami
1999
Ariëns Kappers Medal
2003
honorary doctorate of the University of La Coruña
2014