Michael Stuart Brown

American geneticist and Nobel laureate
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Michael Stuart Brown

Summary

Michael Stuart Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on April 13, 1941[3]. He worked as a geneticist[4], physician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Michael Stuart Brown…
  • Michael Stuart Brown was born on April 13, 1941[3].
  • Michael Stuart Brown held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Michael Stuart Brown's professions included geneticist[4].
  • Michael Stuart Brown's professions included physician[5].
  • Michael Stuart Brown worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Michael Stuart Brown's field of work was genetics[9].
  • Michael Stuart Brown's field of work was biochemistry[10].
  • Michael Stuart Brown was employed by University of Texas System[11].
  • Among Michael Stuart Brown's employers was University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center[12].
  • Michael Stuart Brown was employed by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center[13].
  • Among Michael Stuart Brown's employers was University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center[14].
  • Michael Stuart Brown was educated at Cheltenham High School[15].
  • Michael Stuart Brown received the Heinrich Wieland Prize[16].
  • Michael Stuart Brown received the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry[17].
  • Michael Stuart Brown received the Richard Lounsbery Award[18].
  • Michael Stuart Brown received the Canada Gairdner International Award[19].
  • Michael Stuart Brown received the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[20].
  • Michael Stuart Brown received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[21].
  • Michael Stuart Brown was a member of Royal Society[22].
  • Michael Stuart Brown was a member of National Academy of Sciences[23].
  • Michael Stuart Brown was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24].
  • Michael Stuart Brown is recorded as male[25].
  • Michael Stuart Brown's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Michael Stuart Brown's Commons category is recorded as Michael S. Brown[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-04-13[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bb530369-fdc7-40f7-986e-0cb98ec45e7b[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Stuart Brown was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on April 13, 1941[3].

Education

Michael Stuart Brown's education included a stint at Cheltenham High School[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geneticist[4], physician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include genetics[9], a science[32], founded in 1900[33] and biochemistry[10], an interdisciplinary science[34]. Employers include University of Texas System[11], a state university system[35], in United States[36], founded in 1876[37], headquartered in Austin[38] and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center[12], a medical school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1943[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Heinrich Wieland Prize[16], an award[42], in Germany[43]; Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry[17], a biochemistry award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1945[46]; Richard Lounsbery Award[18], a science award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1979[49]; Canada Gairdner International Award[19], a science award[50], in Canada[51], founded in 1959[52]; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[20], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1967[55]; and Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[21], a class of award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1946[58].

Why It Matters

Michael Stuart Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Michael Stuart Brown born?

Michael Stuart Brown was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Michael Stuart Brown do for work?

Michael Stuart Brown worked as geneticist[4], physician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Michael Stuart Brown go to school?

Michael Stuart Brown was educated at Cheltenham High School[15].

What awards did Michael Stuart Brown receive?

Honors received include Heinrich Wieland Prize[16], Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry[17], Richard Lounsbery Award[18], and Canada Gairdner International Award[19].

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  11. [11] . profiles.utsouthwestern.edu. Retrieved . profiles.utsouthwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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