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Alfred Hershey

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Alfred Hershey

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Also known as Alfred Day Hershey

American chemist (1908–1997)

OverviewAI-generated

Alfred D. Hershey was an American person who lived from 1908-12-04 to 1997-05-22. He is associated with five works and has received one Nobel Prize. His recognition includes membership in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, and the Nobel Medicine collection.

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Person
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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1969

    for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alfred
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Owosso
Place of death
Syosset
Occupation
microbiologist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
genetics
Image
Alfred Hershey.jpg
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1908-12-04
date of death
1997-05-22
Commons category
Alfred Hershey
name in native language
Alfred Day Hershey
cause of death
heart failure
interested in
genetics
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Encyclopedic overview

Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist.

Early years

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