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Alexander Varshavsky

American biochemist
Person human Q442466
Alexander Varshavsky
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
November 8, 1946
Place of birth
Moscow
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
biochemist, university teacher
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology[7]
Educated at
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Award received
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Wolf Prize in Medicine, Canada Gairdner International Award, King Faisal International Prize in Science, Otto Warburg Medal, Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Albany Medical Center Prize, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize, March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, Massry Prize, E. B. Wilson Medal, Vilcek Prize, Max Planck Research Award, Leopold Griffuel Prize, Schleiden Medal, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research, EMBO Membership, Great Immigrants Award, Heinrich Wieland Prize[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Father
Yakov Varshavsky[5]
Academic degree
Candidate of Biology Sciences[26]
Family name
Varshavsky[27]
Given name
Alexander[28]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22][23][24]
Significant event
nevozvrashchentsy[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander Varshavsky en Alexander Jacob Varshavsky ar ألكسندر جيكوب فارشفسكي ar إلكسندر فارشافسكي de Varshavsky de Alexander J. Varshavsky ja アレクサンダー・バーシャフスキー pt Alexander Jacob Varshavsky ru Александр Яковлевич Варшавский ru Варшавский, Александр Яковлевич zh 亚历山大·瓦尔沙夫斯基
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000059112913
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4011-258X
VIAF cluster ID
311250147, 5615173911341120200009
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009052096
GND ID
1355574730
OpenAlex ID
A5039562263as of 2026-09-23
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Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
AE member ID
Varshavsky_Alexander
Academic Tree ID
57112
Freebase ID
/m/0d9lvc
National Academy of Sciences member ID
67746
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007375936805171
Prabook ID
317876
Show all 14 identifiers +2
Scopus author ID
7004865046
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxCtFFTRBTGhwxy4GF9Xd
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🔗 Connections
Award received 20
Wolf Prize in Medicine, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Canada Gairdner International Award, Albany Medical Center Prize, E. B. Wilson Medal, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award +12 more
← Winner 6
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Albany Medical Center Prize, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize, King Faisal International Prize in Science, Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research
Member of 3
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea
Employer 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology
Occupation 2
biochemist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Given name 1
Alexander
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Alexander Varshavsky was born on November 8, 1946[1], in Moscow[2]. He has worked as a biochemist[3] and university teacher[4].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Varshavsky born?

Alexander Varshavsky was born in Moscow[2].

Who were Alexander Varshavsky's parents?

Alexander Varshavsky's father was Yakov Varshavsky[5].

What did Alexander Varshavsky do for work?

Alexander Varshavsky worked as a biochemist[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Alexander Varshavsky receive?

Honors received include Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[8], Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[9], Wolf Prize in Medicine[10], and Canada Gairdner International Award[11].

Related Entities

California Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . bbe.caltech.edu. bbe.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . breakthroughprize.org. breakthroughprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . laskerfoundation.org. laskerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wolffund.org.il. wolffund.org.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . otto-warburg-medal.org. otto-warburg-medal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . cuimc.columbia.edu. cuimc.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . gm.com. Retrieved . gm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . ascb.org. ascb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . vilcek.org. vilcek.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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