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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)

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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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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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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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