Award
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Edward Lawrie Tatum
1909-12-14 – 1975-11-05
Life & Legacy
Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism. The other half of that year's award went to Joshua Lederberg. Tatum was an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Occupation & Career
biochemist, geneticist, microbiologist, physician
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison; University of Chicago
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Remsen Award
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine · Remsen Award
Employer
Stanford University · The Rockefeller University
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Philosophical Society · National Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
University of Chicago · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Remsen Award
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Family Father
Arthur Lawrie Tatum
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Sources & Provenance
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