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Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

1922-01-25 – 2018-08-31

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza. Capo di Ponte, Val CamonicaCredit: Luca Giarelli

Life & Legacy

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (pronounced [luˈiːdʒi ˈluːka kaˈvalli ˈsfɔrtsa]; 25 January 1922 – 31 August 2018) was an Italian geneticist. He was a population geneticist who taught at the University of Parma, the University of Pavia, and then at Stanford University.

Occupation & Career

population geneticist, anthropologist, geneticist, university teacher, physician

Education

University of Pavia; University of Turin

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Guggenheim Fellowship; Balzan Prize; Kistler Prize; Catalonia International Prize; International Prize by Fyssen Foundation; ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Mendel Medal; Bressa Prize; honorary doctorate from the University of Parma; Huxley Memorial Medal

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award · Balzan Prize · Bressa Prize · Catalonia International Prize · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · Guggenheim Fellowship · honorary doctorate from the University of Parma · Huxley Memorial Medal · International Prize by Fyssen Foundation · Kistler Prize · Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · Mendel Medal

Employer

Stanford University · University of Parma · University of Pavia

Organizations & Memberships

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · European Academy of Sciences · French Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences · Pontifical Academy of Sciences · Royal Irish Academy · Royal Society of London