Memorial Page for Oliver Sacks
British neurologist and writer
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July 9th, 2026
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Oliver Sacks (* July 9, 1933 in Willesden; † August 30, 2015 in Greenwich Village) was a british neurologist and writer. He was 82 years old. His education included The Queen's College, St Paul's School and Hall School. His faith was atheism. He received 9 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, George Polk Award. His cause of death was liver metastasis.
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11 EventsBorn in Willesden, England
1933The Queen's College
1951Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery · until 1958
Hawthornden Prize
1974Oskar Pfister Award
1988George Polk Award
1993Lewis Thomas Prize
2001Bodley Medal
2003Emperor Has No Clothes Award
2005Columbia University
2007until 2012
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2013Died in Greenwich Village, New York (liver metastasis)
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Oliver Sacks. Forever remembered.