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David Weatherall

physician and academic (1933-2018)
Person human Q138563

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
March 9, 1933
Date of death
December 8, 2018
Place of birth
Liverpool
Place of death
Oxford
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
molecular biologist, university teacher, geneticist
Employer
Magdalen College[9]
Educated at
University of Liverpool, Calday Grange Grammar School[10][11]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Feldberg Foundation Prize, ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award, Manson Medal, Croonian Medal and Lecture, Buchanan Medal, Mendel Medal, Prince Mahidol Award, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Doctoral student
Adrian V. S. Hill[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Family name
Weatherall[32]
Given name
David[33]
Member of
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Philosophical Society[25][26][27][28][29]
Name in native language
David Weatherall[35]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000116108284
VIAF cluster ID
27126444
Library of Congress authority ID
n81147099
GND ID
170464059
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jeremy Farrar and David Weatherall at RILD launch (14425802043).jpg ↗
AE member ID
Weatherall_David
BIBSYS ID
90165856
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12275833m
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
2023.0031
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
3229
CANTIC ID
981058516276006706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11272749
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741646882432
EMBO member ID
david-j-weatherall
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
12498
Freebase ID
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Gateway to Research person ID
D3AAB31B-2B14-433F-A8F7-C5574660FBA7
History of Modern Biomedicine ID
david-weatherall
IdRef ID
031568424
KBR person ID
13956238
Medvik ID
nlk20040147050
Munk's Roll ID
david-john-weatherall
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00141829
NDL Authority ID
00476910
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20040147050
NUKAT ID
n2008086314
National Academy of Sciences member ID
1328
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007427806605171
National Library of Latvia ID
000158223
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812830624405606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp08496
National Virtual Library of India ID
223168
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069260753
Obálky knih ID
nlk20040147050
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
90000380617
Prabook ID
536913
RERO ID (legacy)
A003960701
SBN author ID
CFIV115935
SHARE Catalogue author ID
120772
SNAC ARK ID
w6xz07hg
Scopus author ID
56911177400
UK National Archives ID
F78898
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058516276006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1236897
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJfv7ct6kFcyktbdhvHC
Yale LUX ID
person/62003774-43a5-4ee4-b8a4-ea5342a883b4

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🔗 Connections
Award received 11
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Knight Bachelor, Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science, Croonian Medal and Lecture, Buchanan Medal, ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award, Prince Mahidol Award +3 more
Member of 5
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Philosophical Society
Occupation 3
geneticist, university teacher, molecular biologist
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Liverpool
Employer 1
Magdalen College
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Liverpool
Place of death 1
Oxford
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Velorcey
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Summary

David Weatherall was born on March 9, 1933[1], in Liverpool[2]. He died on December 8, 2018[3], in Oxford[4]. He worked as a molecular biologist[5], university teacher[6], and geneticist[7].

FAQs

Where was David Weatherall born?

David Weatherall's place of birth was Liverpool[2].

Where did David Weatherall die?

David Weatherall passed away in Oxford[4].

What did David Weatherall do for work?

David Weatherall worked as a molecular biologist[5], university teacher[6], and geneticist[7].

Where did David Weatherall go to school?

David Weatherall was educated at University of Liverpool[10] and Calday Grange Grammar School[11].

What awards did David Weatherall receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12], Royal Medal[13], Feldberg Foundation Prize[14], and ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award[15].

Related Entities

Liverpool United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . genetics.org.uk. genetics.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . The London Gazette 61962. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . laskerfoundation.org. laskerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved . acmedsci.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BIBSYS ID → 90165856
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf11272749
    RERO ID (legacy) → A003960701
    Award received → Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Feldberg Foundation Prize +10
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