Lin He

Chinese American biochemist
Person human Q11247779
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Summary

Lin He was born on January 1, 1975[1], in Zaoyang City[2]. She has worked as a molecular biologist[3], biochemist[4], linguist[5], and literary scholar[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1974[8], January 1974[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Employer: University of California, Berkeley[11]
  • Educated at: Tsinghua University[12], Stanford University School of Medicine[13]
  • Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[14], TWAS Prize for Biology[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Family name: He[17]
  • Given name: Lin[18]
  • Official website: https://mcb.berkeley.edu/faculty/CDB/hel.html[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[20]
  • Name in native language: 何琳[21]
  • Different from: Lin He[22]

Why It Matters

Lin He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Lin He born?

Lin He was born in Zaoyang City[2].

What did Lin He do for work?

Lin He worked as a molecular biologist[3], biochemist[4], linguist[5], and literary scholar[6].

Where did Lin He go to school?

Lin He was educated at Tsinghua University[12] and Stanford University School of Medicine[13].

What awards did Lin He receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[14] and TWAS Prize for Biology[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . MacArthur Fellows Program. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'pt', 'zh']
    Date of birth → +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1974-01-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → molecular biologist, biochemist, linguist +1
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Award received → MacArthur Fellows Program, TWAS Prize for Biology
    Employer → —
    Place of birth → Zaoyang City
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