Robin Holliday

British molecular biologist known for proposing Holliday junctions (1932–2014)
Person Human Q2063918

Facts

18 properties
🏷️ Also known as
en Robin Holliday ar روبن هوليداي cs R. Holliday cs Robin Holliday ja ロビン・ホリデイ ko 로빈 홀리데이
🔖 Identifiers · 31
VIAF cluster ID
94400687
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80043904
GND ID
172141885
Academic Tree ID
91348
Art UK artist ID
holliday-robin-19322014
BIBSYS ID
90865049
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
HollidayR(Robin)1932-2014
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12475974t
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11304491
CiNii Research ID
1140845216583358080
EMBO member ID
robin-holliday
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Freebase ID
/m/02vntrs
Geni profile ID
6000000009375734625
IdRef ID
254176372
J9U entity ID
987014796964105171
KBR person ID
14545766
Libraries Australia ID
36162348
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04167813
NL CR AUT ID
xx0247327
NLA Trove people ID
1222306
NUKAT ID
n01031387
National Library of Brazil ID
000239067
National Virtual Library of India ID
165449
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069293066
Prabook ID
71093
RERO ID (legacy)
A003379703
SNAC ARK ID
w65t5jjb
Scopus author ID
16502679800
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hamnbevj
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxmHpt6JfWFvckwB4tBT3

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Member of 4
Award received 3
Occupation 3
Field of work 2
Place of birth 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Named after 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
← Contributor to the creative work or subject 1
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Robin Holliday was born on November 6, 1932[1], in Tel Aviv[2]. He died on April 9, 2014[3], in Sydney[4]. He worked as a molecular biologist[5], geneticist[6], sculptor[7], and scientist[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Robin Holliday include Holliday junction[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Robin Holliday include Holliday junction[30].

FAQs

Where was Robin Holliday born?

Robin Holliday was born in Tel Aviv[2].

Where did Robin Holliday die?

Robin Holliday passed away in Sydney[4].

What did Robin Holliday do for work?

Robin Holliday worked as a molecular biologist[5], geneticist[6], sculptor[7], and scientist[8].

Where did Robin Holliday go to school?

Robin Holliday was educated at University of Cambridge[14] and Hitchin Boys' School[15].

What awards did Robin Holliday receive?

Honors received include Lord Cohen Medal[16], Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Royal Medal[18], and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . science.org.au. Retrieved . science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . nimr.mrc.ac.uk. Retrieved . nimr.mrc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Robin Holliday. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/robin-holliday
MLA “Robin Holliday.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/robin-holliday.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_robin-holliday_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Robin Holliday}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/robin-holliday}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Robin Holliday — https://4ort.xyz/entity/robin-holliday (retrieved 2026-11-12)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/robin-holliday · Last refreshed: