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Tom Rapoport

German biologist
Person human Q122876

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
June 17, 1947
Place of birth
Cincinnati
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
molecular biologist, biochemist, university teacher
Employer
Harvard University[9]
Educated at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[10]
Member of political party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany[24]
Award received
Otto Warburg Medal, Max Delbrück Medal, Keith R. Porter Lecture, Sir Hans Krebs Medal, Schleiden Medal, EMBO Membership, Van Deenen Medal[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Father
Samuel Mitja Rapoport[6]
Mother
Ingeborg Rapoport[7]
Sibling
Michael Rapoport[28]
Family name
Rapoport[26]
Given name
Tom[27]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18][19][20][21][22]
Residence
Brookline[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en T. Rapoport en Rapoport en Rapoport T en Rapoport T. en Rapoport T. A. en Rapoport TA en T A Rapoport en T. A. Rapoport en T.A. Rapoport en Tom Abraham Rapoport en Tom A Rapoport en Tom A. Rapoport en Tom Rapoport en T Rapoport de Tom Abraham Rapoport es Tom A Rapoport nl Tom A Rapoport pt Tom Abraham Rapoport ru Рапопорт, Том ru Том Рапопорт
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000032581752
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9911-4216
VIAF cluster ID
11674802
Library of Congress authority ID
n2002135656
GND ID
125052324
OpenAlex ID
A5087757787as of 2026-09-23
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tom Rapoport.jpg ↗
AE member ID
Rapoport_Tom
Academic Tree ID
57076
BIBSYS ID
1523345888724
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16706842s
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
tom-rapoport
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11855553
DDB person (GND) ID
125052324
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
125052324
FactGrid item ID
John Chafee
Freebase ID
/m/0dr_2d7
IdRef ID
12432455X
Leopoldina member ID (new)
tom-a-rapoport
NUKAT ID
n2008145129
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20010001
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007382189605171
Prabook ID
317489
Rodovid ID
1166499
Scopus author ID
7004636328
Semantic Scholar author ID
1987709
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvXm6wRt3QYt4qMQt9dQq
Yale LUX ID
person/293c7255-7aeb-4311-9e21-f86f55eb3b75

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Otto Warburg Medal, Schleiden Medal, Sir Hans Krebs Medal, Max Delbrück Medal, Keith R. Porter Lecture, Van Deenen Medal
Member of 5
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Academia Europaea, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
Occupation 4
biologist, biochemist, university teacher, molecular biologist
Parent of 2
Ingeborg Rapoport, Samuel Mitja Rapoport
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Employer 1
Harvard University
FactGrid item ID 1
John Chafee
Father 1
Samuel Mitja Rapoport
Given name 1
Tom
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Mother 1
Ingeborg Rapoport
Place of birth 1
Cincinnati
Residence 1
Brookline
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Michael Rapoport
Siblings 1
Michael Rapoport
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Tom Rapoport was born on June 17, 1947[1], in Cincinnati[2]. He has worked as a molecular biologist[3], biochemist[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

Where was Tom Rapoport born?

Tom Rapoport was born in Cincinnati[2].

Who were Tom Rapoport's parents?

Tom Rapoport's father was Samuel Mitja Rapoport[6]. Tom Rapoport's mother was Ingeborg Rapoport[7].

What did Tom Rapoport do for work?

Tom Rapoport worked as a molecular biologist[3], biochemist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Tom Rapoport go to school?

Tom Rapoport was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[10].

What awards did Tom Rapoport receive?

Honors received include Otto Warburg Medal[11], Max Delbrück Medal[12], Keith R. Porter Lecture[13], and Sir Hans Krebs Medal[14].

Related Entities

German Academy of Sciences at Berlin United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . otto-warburg-medal.org. otto-warburg-medal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 125052324
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'pt', 'uk']
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → molecular biologist, biochemist, university teacher
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