Oliver Sacks

Summary

Oliver Sacks is a human^[1]. Born in Willesden^[2], he… he was born on July 9, 1933^[3]. He passed away in Greenwich Village^[4]. He died on August 30, 2015^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], chemist^[7], physician writer^[8], neurologist^[9], and science communicator^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,454 views/month, #5,907 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Willesden^[2], Oliver Sacks…
• Oliver Sacks passed away in Greenwich Village^[4].
• Oliver Sacks was born on July 9, 1933^[3].
• Oliver Sacks died on August 30, 2015^[5].
• Oliver Sacks held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• Oliver Sacks's professions included writer^[6].
• Oliver Sacks worked as a chemist^[7].
• Oliver Sacks's professions included physician writer^[8].
• Oliver Sacks worked as a neurologist^[9].
• Oliver Sacks worked as a science communicator^[10].
• Oliver Sacks worked as a screenwriter^[13].
• Oliver Sacks's field of work was neurology^[14].
• Oliver Sacks was employed by Columbia University^[15].
• Among Oliver Sacks's employers was Grossman School of Medicine^[16].
• Among Oliver Sacks's employers was Albert Einstein College of Medicine^[17].
• Among Oliver Sacks's employers was University of Warwick^[18].
• Oliver Sacks was employed by Yeshiva University^[19].
• Oliver Sacks's education included a stint at The Queen's College^[20].
• Oliver Sacks's education included a stint at St Paul's School^[21].
• Oliver Sacks's education included a stint at Hall School^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Oliver Sacks is The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Oliver Sacks is Awakenings^[24].
• Oliver Sacks received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[25].
• Oliver Sacks received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[26].
• Oliver Sacks received the George Polk Award^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1933-07-09^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2015-08-30^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5dabb41f-da95-426f-be70-73f4af22a0dd^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Willesden^[2], Oliver Sacks… he was born on July 9, 1933^[3].

Education

Educated at The Queen's College^[20], a college of the University of Oxford^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1341^[35]; St Paul's School^[21], an independent school^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1509^[38], headquartered in London^[39]; and Hall School^[22], an independent school^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1889^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], chemist^[7], physician writer^[8], neurologist^[9], science communicator^[10], and screenwriter^[13]. Oliver Sacks's field of work was neurology^[14]. Employers include Columbia University^[15], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1754^[45], headquartered in Manhattan^[46]; Grossman School of Medicine^[16], a medical school^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1841^[49], headquartered in New York City^[50]; Albert Einstein College of Medicine^[17], a university^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1955^[53]; University of Warwick^[18], a public research university^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1965^[56]; and Yeshiva University^[19], a private university^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1886^[59], headquartered in New York City^[60].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat^[23] and Awakenings^[24]. Things named for Oliver Sacks include 84928 Oliversacks^[61], an asteroid^[62].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[25], a fellowship grant^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1925^[65]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[26], a grade of an order^[66], in United Kingdom^[67]; George Polk Award^[27], a journalism prize^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1949^[70]; Lewis Thomas Prize^[71], a literary award^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 1993^[74]; Hawthornden Prize^[75], a literary award^[76], in United Kingdom^[77], founded in 1919^[78]; and Oskar Pfister Award^[79], an award^[80], in United States^[81].

Personal Life

Oliver Sacks's religion is recorded as atheism^[82].

Death and Burial

Oliver Sacks died on August 30, 2015^[5]. He died in Greenwich Village^[4]. The cause of death was liver metastasis^[83].

Why It Matters

Oliver Sacks ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,454 views/month, #5,907 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[84] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[85]

Works attributed to him include The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat^[86], a written work^[87]; Awakenings^[88], a literary work^[89]; An Anthropologist on Mars^[90], a literary work^[91]; Uncle Tungsten^[92], a written work^[93]; and The Island of the Colorblind^[94], a written work^[95]. Entities named for him include 84928 Oliversacks^[61], an asteroid^[62].

FAQs

Where was Oliver Sacks born?

Oliver Sacks's place of birth was Willesden^[2].

Where did Oliver Sacks die?

Oliver Sacks passed away in Greenwich Village^[4].

What did Oliver Sacks do for work?

Oliver Sacks worked as writer^[6], chemist^[7], physician writer^[8], neurologist^[9], and science communicator^[10].

Where did Oliver Sacks go to school?

Oliver Sacks was educated at The Queen's College^[20], St Paul's School^[21], and Hall School^[22].

What awards did Oliver Sacks receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[25], Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[26], George Polk Award^[27], and Lewis Thomas Prize^[71].