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Richard E. Dickerson

American biochemist
Person Human Q7325362

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
October 8, 1931
Date of death
May 14, 2025
Occupation
biochemist
Employer
California Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles[4][5]
Educated at
Carnegie Mellon University, University of Minnesota[6][7]
Award received
Dickson Prize in Science (1990)[9]
Doctoral advisor
William Lipscomb[8]
Doctoral student
David Goodsell[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
The Structures of Life: Proteins and Nucleic Acids A Symposium Honoring the Career of Professor Richard E. Dickerson[17]
Family name
Dickerson[14]
Given name
Richard, Earl[15][16]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences (1985–present), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985–present)[10][11]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Earl Dickerson en Richard E. Dickerson en Dickerson, Richard E. en R. Dickerson en R. E. Dickerson cs R. Dikerson de RE Dickerson ja リチャード・E・ディッカーソン
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000109314928
VIAF cluster ID
108525280
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79059018
GND ID
1089112203, 1158057385
OpenAlex ID
A5004767550, A5111751812
Academic Tree ID
59360
BIBSYS ID
90092034
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DickersonRichardEarl1931-
CONOR.SI ID
89738339
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11279833
CiNii Research ID
1140563741627315200
DDB person (GND) ID
1158057385
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Dimensions author ID
066537232.28, 01071211075.89
Freebase ID
/m/0h95xmn
Goodreads author ID
358299
IdRef ID
027964302
J9U entity ID
987007279883405171
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
257603
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00764923
NDL Authority ID
00437856
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2004244035
NLA Trove people ID
807841
NUKAT ID
n00020489
National Academy of Sciences member ID
45758
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202109638
National Library of Latvia ID
000095356
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*345441;=BH
National Library of Portugal ID
369287
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1075840
National Virtual Library of India ID
139750
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069716544
Online Books Page author ID
Dickerson, Richard Earl, 1931-
Open Library ID
OL873541A
SHARE Catalogue author ID
20994
Scopus author ID
7101638217
Semantic Scholar author ID
2.2B (3.1M–2.2B, n=3)
U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID
Dickerson, Richard E.
Wellcome Collection concept ID
eda58wcx
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcwC9mpvCPFKpP38mPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/8b3acbd5-d787-4035-960e-4070435527cd
ZbMATH author ID
dickerson.richard-e

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Summary

Richard E. Dickerson was born on October 8, 1931[1]. He died on May 14, 2025[2]. He worked as a biochemist[3].

FAQs

What did Richard E. Dickerson do for work?

Richard E. Dickerson worked as a biochemist[3].

Where did Richard E. Dickerson go to school?

Richard E. Dickerson was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[6] and University of Minnesota[7].

What awards did Richard E. Dickerson receive?

Honors received include Dickson Prize in Science[9].

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  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . cmu.edu. Retrieved . cmu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . isni.oclc.org. Retrieved . isni.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Online Books Page author ID → Dickerson, Richard Earl, 1931-
    "Created claim: Online Books Page author ID: Dickerson, Richard Earl, 1931-, Matched to #mix'n'match Richard Earl Dickerson (#26389118) for Online Books Page author ID"
  2. 8w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    DDB person (GND) ID → 1158057385
    "Created claim: DDB person (GND) ID: 1158057385, batch #273299"
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