Allan McLeod Cormack
American physicist (1924-1998)
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22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 23, 1924
- Date of death
- May 7, 1998
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Place of death
- Winchester
- Country of citizenship
- United States (1966–present), South Africa[9][10]
- Occupation
- physicist, biophysicist, researcher, physician
- Employer
- University of Cape Town, Tufts University, University of Cambridge, Groote Schuur Hospital[12][13][14][15]
- Award received
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979), National Medal of Science (1990), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Gold Order of Mapungubwe (2002)[19][20][21][22]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[35]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[31]
- Member of
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, National Academy of Sciences (1983–present)[23][24][25]
- Name in native language
- Allan McLeod Cormack[33]
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🔖 Identifiers · 51
- ISNI
- 0000000114934400
- VIAF cluster ID
- 71181493
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- no2007123459
- GND ID
- 136746772
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- 34. Tagung 1984 Mediziner; Verabschiedung H.-H. Kunckel, Allen Cormack - W134Nr.123006 - Willy Pragher (cropped).jpg ↗
- Academic Tree ID
- 92672
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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- Awards & Winners artist ID
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- De Agostini ID
- Cormack,+Allan+Mac+Leod
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
- 105828
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- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
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- 1949328
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 9383733
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- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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- 12484
- J9U entity ID
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- Lex ID
- Allan_MacLeod_Cormack
- Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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- MR Author ID
- 51640
- Medvik ID
- nlk20000082179
- Munzinger person ID
- 00000015788
- NE.se ID
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- NL CR AUT ID
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- NNDB people ID
- 498/000131105
- NSK (VIAF) ID
- 000096073
- NSK ID
- 981005683002409366
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 56715
- Nobel Laureate API ID
- 417
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3887773
- Our Campaigns candidate ID
- 200198
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803095639468
- PM20 folder ID
- pe/003473
- Physics History Network ID
- 11501010
- Prabook ID
- 1300854
- Proleksis enciklopedija ID
- 15933
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- w6rx9s37
- Scopus author ID
- 7006523780
- Treccani ID
- allan-macleod-cormack
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
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- WikiTree person ID
- Cormack-835
- WorldCat Entities ID
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- Yale LUX ID
- person/990e9cd7-4165-4663-950a-e98680f2aefb
- ZbMATH author ID
- cormack.allan-m
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Maintained by WikiProject 1
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Summary
Allan McLeod Cormack was born on February 23, 1924[1], in Johannesburg[2]. He died on May 7, 1998[3], in Winchester[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], biophysicist[6], researcher[7], and physician[8].
FAQs
Where was Allan McLeod Cormack born?
Allan McLeod Cormack's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].
Where did Allan McLeod Cormack die?
Allan McLeod Cormack passed away in Winchester[4].
What did Allan McLeod Cormack do for work?
Allan McLeod Cormack worked as a physicist[5], biophysicist[6], researcher[7], and physician[8].
Where did Allan McLeod Cormack go to school?
Allan McLeod Cormack was educated at University of Cape Town[16], St John's College[17], and Rondebosch Boys' High School[18].
What awards did Allan McLeod Cormack receive?
Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[19], National Medal of Science[20], Fellow of the American Physical Society[21], and Gold Order of Mapungubwe[22].