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Alan Fersht

British chemist (1943-)
Person human Q537479

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
April 21, 1943
Place of birth
London Borough of Hackney
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
chemist, biochemist, university teacher, biologist
Employer
Imperial College London[10]
Field of work
biochemistry, oncology[8][9]
Position held
Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Educated at
University of Cambridge, Sir George Monoux College, Gonville and Caius College[11][12]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Wilhelm Exner Medal, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Feldberg Foundation Prize, Davy Medal, EMBO Membership, Bijvoet Medal, Copley Medal, Knight Bachelor, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Gabor Medal[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Official website
www.fersht.com[39]
Doctoral advisor
Anthony John Kirby[13]
Doctoral student
Jane Clarke, Tony Wilkinson, Greg Winter[33][34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[40]
Family name
Fersht[36]
Given name
Alan, Roy[37][38]
Member of
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, European Molecular Biology Organization, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[26][27][28][29][30][31]
Writing language
English[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan Fersht en Sir Alan Roy Fersht en Sir Alan Fersht da Sir Alan Roy Fersht de Fersht de Alan Roy Fersht de Alan R. Fersht fa آلن فرشت he אלן פרשט ja アラン・ファーシュト pt Alan Roy Fersht ru Алан Рой Фершт ru Фершт, Алан Рой tr Alan Roy Fersht zh 艾伦·费斯特 zh 阿兰·弗斯塔
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000109324069
VIAF cluster ID
109001785
Library of Congress authority ID
n82257417
GND ID
136811140
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alan Fersht.jpg ↗
AE member ID
Fersht_Alan
Academic Tree ID
78455
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
2847-fersht-alan-roy
BIBSYS ID
90103926, 90175697
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12278008x
CANTIC ID
981058530093006706
CONOR.SI ID
219916387
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11265752
CiNii Research ID
1981712334673906437
Dimensions author ID
0637777743.00
EMBO member ID
alan-r-fersht
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
11430
Freebase ID
/m/046m99
Gateway to Research person ID
B6F90BFD-2660-441C-A2C4-51EC8ECB6A4C
Google Scholar author ID
Y8ba4XUAAAAJ
IdRef ID
031595812
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
136811140
Libraries Australia ID
35713559
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01443277
NDL Authority ID
00439436
NL CR AUT ID
jn20020517002
NLA Trove people ID
1053849
NSK (VIAF) ID
000672735
NUKAT ID
n97084832
National Academy of Sciences member ID
64214
National Library of Greece ID
82704
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007422200105171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Cihh;=CG
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX927475
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072338083
Prabook ID
534400
RERO ID (legacy)
A003240286
SBN author ID
CFIV105856
SHARE Catalogue author ID
62951
Scopus author ID
36043863300
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058530093006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1326494
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtrDXHHGJTRWVmY3frMP
Yale LUX ID
person/ca9fb69d-5825-43ee-b3d9-f86fafec687d

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🔗 Connections
Award received 11
Copley Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Davy Medal, Royal Medal, Knight Bachelor, Gabor Medal, Wilhelm Exner Medal, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences +3 more
Member of 6
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, European Molecular Biology Organization
Occupation 3
chemist, biochemist, university teacher
Educated at 2
University of Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College
Field of work 2
biochemistry, oncology
Given name 2
Alan, Roy
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Doctoral student 1
Greg Winter
Doctoral students 1
Greg Winter
Employer 1
Imperial College London
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London Borough of Hackney
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Alan Fersht was born on April 21, 1943[1], in London Borough of Hackney[2]. He has worked as a chemist[3], biochemist[4], university teacher[5], and biologist[6].

Why It Matters

Alan Fersht's notable doctoral advisees include Greg Winter[42], a molecular biologist[43], b. 1951[44], of United Kingdom[45], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[46], specialised in biochemistry[47].

FAQs

Where was Alan Fersht born?

Alan Fersht was born in London Borough of Hackney[2].

What did Alan Fersht do for work?

Alan Fersht worked as a chemist[3], biochemist[4], university teacher[5], and biologist[6].

Where did Alan Fersht go to school?

Alan Fersht was educated at Sir George Monoux College[11] and Gonville and Caius College[12].

What awards did Alan Fersht receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Royal Medal[15], Wilhelm Exner Medal[16], and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[17].

Related Entities

biochemistry Greg Winter Imperial College London oncology United Kingdom

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  5. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation → chemist, biochemist, university teacher +1
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