Arieh Warshel

chemist, biochemist and biophysicist
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Arieh Warshel is an Israeli-American biochemist, biophysicist, and chemist born on November 20, 1940, in Sde Nahum [1][2]. He holds dual citizenship in Israel and the United States . His research focuses on biochemistry, biophysics, and computational biology [3].

Warshel serves as a faculty member at both the University of Southern California and the Weizmann Institute of Science . He has received several prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Tolman Award, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. He also holds honorary doctorates from the University of Tromsø and the Łódź University of Technology, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science [4][5][6][7][8][9][10].

Warshel is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences [11].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Israel[8], United States[9]
  • Field of work: biochemistry[10], biophysics[11], computational biology[12]
  • Employer: University of Southern California[13], Weizmann Institute of Science[14]
  • Educated at: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[15], Weizmann Institute of Science[16]
  • Doctoral advisor: Shneior Lifson[17], Martin Karplus[18]
  • Award received: Nobel Prize in Chemistry[19], Tolman Award[20], Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[21], honorary doctor of the University of Tromso[22], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23], honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology[24]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[25], Russian Academy of Sciences[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Commons category: Arieh Warshel[28]
  • Military, police or special rank: captain[29]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[30]
  • Participated in conflict: Six-Day War[31], Yom Kippur War[32]
  • Family name: Warshel[33]
  • Given name: Arieh[34]
  • Work location: Weizmann Institute of Science[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew[36], English[37]
  • Name in native language: אריה ורשל[38]
  • Interested in: theoretical chemistry[39]

Why It Matters

Arieh Warshel has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Arieh Warshel born?

Arieh Warshel was born in Sde Nahum[2].

What did Arieh Warshel do for work?

Arieh Warshel worked as a biochemist[3], university teacher[4], biophysicist[5], and chemist[6].

Where did Arieh Warshel go to school?

Arieh Warshel was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[15] and Weizmann Institute of Science[16].

What awards did Arieh Warshel receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[19], Tolman Award[20], Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[21], and honorary doctor of the University of Tromso[22].

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  2. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . scalacs.org. scalacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . uit.no. uit.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . p.lodz.pl. Retrieved . p.lodz.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . www.nasonline.org. wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [36] ↑ . YouTube. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . YouTube. wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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