Memorial Page for Seymour Benzer
Oct 15, 1921 – Nov 30, 2007(86 years)Died in:Pasadena, Los Angeles County
American geneticist
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Seymour Benzer (* October 15, 1921 in The Bronx; † November 30, 2007 in Pasadena) was an american geneticist. He was 86 years old. His education included Brooklyn College, Purdue University and New Utrecht High School. He received 10 awards, including Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize, Canada Gairdner International Award. His cause of death was stroke.
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12 EventsBorn in The Bronx, New York
1921Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize
1961Canada Gairdner International Award
1964honorary doctor of Purdue University
1968Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
1971Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
1976Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1976Harvey Prize
1977Dickson Prize in Science
1979National Medal of Science
1982Croonian Medal and Lecture
1982Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County (stroke)
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Seymour Benzer. Forever remembered.