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Anne Ferguson-Smith

Mammalian developmental geneticist (born 1961)
Person human Q29949753

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
July 23, 1961
Place of birth
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
geneticist, researcher
Employer
University of Cambridge[9]
Field of work
genetics, molecular biology[7][8]
Educated at
Yale University[10]
Award received
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society, Buchanan Medal, Wilbur Cross Medal[12][13][14][15]
Father
Malcolm Ferguson-Smith[5]
Official website
www.ukri.org[21]
Doctoral advisor
Francis H. Ruddle[11]
Student of
Azim Surani[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Ferguson-Smith[19]
Given name
Anne[20]
Member of
Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal Society[16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith en Ferguson-Smith AC en Anne Ferguson-Smith en Anne Ferguson Smith en Anne C. Ferguson-Smith cs Anne C. Ferguson- Smith da Anne Ferguson Smith da Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith de Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith de Anne Ferguson Smith es Ferguson-Smith AC fi Anne Ferguson Smith fi Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith it Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith it Anne Ferguson Smith nl Ferguson-Smith AC pt Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith sv Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith sv Anne Ferguson Smith
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000384168523
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7608-5894
VIAF cluster ID
274272912
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2009005470
OpenAlex ID
A5086644518, A5123976559, A5124968988, A5125042868, A5147746282as 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
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Anne Ferguson-Smith Royal Society.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
10017647
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
13389
Gateway to Research person ID
78B6FA87-3745-4DC0-A3AA-40100F0B4637
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11fz0zw3sw
IdRef ID
131453890
NL CR AUT ID
mub2011638013
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007381368905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
31583515X
SHARE Catalogue author ID
313261
Scopus author ID
7003935879
Who's Who UK ID
U263410
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWP6TW6VV6WxfrVX3mh3
Yale LUX ID
person/f692961d-82da-4f5f-bf4e-cbed0df55e48

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Fellow of the Royal Society, Buchanan Medal, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Field of work 2
genetics, molecular biology
Member of 2
Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences
Occupation 2
researcher, geneticist
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Yale University
Employer 1
University of Cambridge
Given name 1
Anne
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Baltimore
Sex or gender 1
female
Student of 1
Azim Surani
Teachers 1
Azim Surani
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Summary

Anne Ferguson-Smith's place of birth was Baltimore[1]. She was born on July 23, 1961[2]. She worked as a geneticist[3] and researcher[4].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include genetics[7], a science[24], founded in 1900[25] and molecular biology[8], a branch of biology[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[12], a fellowship award[27], in United Kingdom[28]; Fellow of the Royal Society[13], a fellowship award[29], in United Kingdom[30]; Buchanan Medal[14], a science award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1897[33]; and Wilbur Cross Medal[15], an award[34], founded in 1966[35].

FAQs

Where was Anne Ferguson-Smith born?

Anne Ferguson-Smith's place of birth was Baltimore[1].

Who were Anne Ferguson-Smith's parents?

Anne Ferguson-Smith's father was Malcolm Ferguson-Smith[5].

What did Anne Ferguson-Smith do for work?

Anne Ferguson-Smith worked as geneticist[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Anne Ferguson-Smith go to school?

Anne Ferguson-Smith was educated at Yale University[10].

What awards did Anne Ferguson-Smith receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[12], Fellow of the Royal Society[13], Buchanan Medal[14], and Wilbur Cross Medal[15].

Related Entities

genetics United Kingdom

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  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · Мит Сколов · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society, Buchanan Medal +1
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  2. 21w ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.ukri.org/people/anne-ferguson-smith/
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Educated at → —
    Member of → Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal Society
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