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David Baltimore

American biologist and Nobel laureate (1938–2025)
Person Human Q234949

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[56]
Date of birth
March 7, 1938
Date of death
September 6, 2025
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City[8]
Place of death
Woods Hole
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[11]
Occupation
virologist, university teacher, microbiologist, biochemist, geneticist, Nobel Prize winner[12]
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, The Rockefeller University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies[21][22][23][24]
Field of work
biochemistry, molecular biology, virology, biology, genetics, genetic engineering[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Position held
director of the California Institute of Technology, President of Rockefeller University[19][20]
Educated at
Swarthmore College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Rockefeller University, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School[25][26][27][28][29]
Award received
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Canada Gairdner International Award, AMA Scientific Achievement Award, National Medal of Science, EMBO Membership, NAS Award in Molecular Biology, Sir Hans Krebs Medal, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Warren Triennial Prize, Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Spouse
Alice S. Huang[9]
Official website
www.bbe.caltech.edu
Doctoral student
Gary Ruvkun, Nancy Andrews, Victor Ambros, Sara Cherry, David M. Knipe, Howard Y. Chang[57][58][59][60][61][62]
Cause of death
cancer[64]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries[63]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS, David Baltimore: Scientist, leader, and mentor
Erdős number
+5
Family name
Baltimore
Given name
David
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Interested in
microbiology
Manner of death
natural causes
Member of
Royal Society of London, French Academy of Sciences, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, European Molecular Biology Organization, Academia Europaea, American Medical Writers Association, National Academy of Medicine, The Japanese Biochemical Society, American Academy of Microbiology[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]
Name in native language
David Baltimore
Number of children
+1
Residence
Woods Hole, Great Neck Peninsula[65]
🏷️ Also known as
en D. L. Baltimore en David Baltimore en David L. Baltimore ar ديفيد بالتيمور ar ديفيد بلتيمور ar دافيد بلتيمور de David L. Baltimore fa دیوید بالتیمور he דייוויד בולטימור hu David L. Baltimore ja デイヴィッド・ボルティモア ja デヴィッド・ボルティモア ja デビッド・ボルティモア ko 데이비드 볼티모어 pl David L. Baltimore ru Балтимор Д. ru Балтимор Дейвид ru Балтимор, Дейвид ru Балтимор, Дэвид ru Дейвид Балтимор
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AE member ID
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AccessScience ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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BAnQ authority ID
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BBC News topic ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Dimensions author ID
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EMBO member ID
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FAST ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
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Jewish Virtual Library ID
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Kinobaza person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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NE.se ID
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NNDB people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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National Academy of Sciences member ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Marine Biological Library ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Laureate API ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PAS member ID
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PM20 folder ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Research.com ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scopus author ID
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Semantic Scholar author ID
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Treccani ID
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UOM ID
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Unz Review author ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 12
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, National Medal of Science, Canada Gairdner International Award, Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science, NAS Award in Molecular Biology, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, Sir Hans Krebs Medal +4 more
Member of 9
Royal Society of London, French Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Medicine +1 more
Field of work 6
biology, genetics, biochemistry, genetic engineering, molecular biology, virology
Occupation 5
biochemist, virologist, geneticist, microbiologist, university teacher
Employer 4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, The Rockefeller University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Doctoral student 3
Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Nancy Andrews
Doctoral students 3
Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Nancy Andrews
Educated at 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Rockefeller University, Swarthmore College
Place of birth 2
New York City, Manhattan
Residence 2
Woods Hole, Great Neck Peninsula
Archives at 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
Jewish people
Given name 1
David
Influenced 1
Marian E. Koshland
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
microbiology
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Baltimore classification
Place of death 1
Woods Hole
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Alice S. Huang
Spouses 1
Alice S. Huang
← FactGrid item ID 1
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
← Winner 1
NAS Award in Molecular Biology
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Summary

David Baltimore was born in Manhattan[1]. He died in Woods Hole[2]. He worked as a virologist[3], university teacher[4], microbiologist[5], biochemist[6], and geneticist[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Baltimore include Baltimore classification[66], a virus classification[67].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Marian E. Koshland[68], an immunologist[69], 1921–1997[70], of United States[71], awarded the FASEB Excellence in Science Award[72], specialised in immunology[73].

Entities named for him include Baltimore classification[66], a virus classification[67].

His notable doctoral advisees include Victor Ambros[74], a geneticist[75], b. 1953[76], of United States[77], awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[78], specialised in molecular biology[79]; Gary Ruvkun[80], a geneticist[81], b. 1952[82], of United States[83], awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[84], specialised in molecular biology[85]; and Nancy Andrews[86], a physician[87], b. 1958[88], of United States[89], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[90], specialised in biology[91].

FAQs

Where was David Baltimore born?

David Baltimore's place of birth was Manhattan[1].

Where did David Baltimore die?

David Baltimore passed away in Woods Hole[2].

Who was David Baltimore married to?

David Baltimore's spouses include Alice S. Huang[9].

What did David Baltimore do for work?

David Baltimore worked as a virologist[3], university teacher[4], microbiologist[5], biochemist[6], and geneticist[7].

Where did David Baltimore go to school?

David Baltimore was educated at Swarthmore College[25], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[26], The Rockefeller University[27], and John L. Miller Great Neck North High School[28].

What awards did David Baltimore receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[30], Canada Gairdner International Award[31], AMA Scientific Achievement Award[32], and National Medal of Science[33].

Who did David Baltimore influence?

David Baltimore has been cited as an influence by Marian E. Koshland[68].

Related Entities

biochemistry biology California Institute of Technology Gary Ruvkun genetic engineering genetics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries microbiology New York City The Rockefeller University United States Victor Ambros

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