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Biography of Oliver Sacks
9. Jul 1933 – 30. Aug 2015(82 years)Died in:Greenwich Village, New York
British neurologist and writer
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Cause of Death
liver metastasis
Occupation(8)
Awards(10)
Guggenheim FellowshipCommander of the Order of the British EmpireGeorge Polk AwardLewis Thomas PrizeHawthornden PrizeOskar Pfister AwardEmperor Has No Clothes Awardhonorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of PeruFellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceBodley Medal
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Oliver Sacks (* 9. July 1933 in Willesden; † 30. August 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 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His cause of death was liver metastasis.
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11 Events1933
Born in Willesden, England
1951
The Queen's College
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery · until 1958
1974
Hawthornden Prize
1988
Oskar Pfister Award
1993
George Polk Award
2001
Lewis Thomas Prize
2003
Bodley Medal
2005
Emperor Has No Clothes Award
2007
Columbia University
until 2012
2013
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2015