# Esther Lederberg

> American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics (1922–2006)

**Wikidata**: [Q586884](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q586884)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Lederberg)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/esther-lederberg


## References

1. [Source](https://time.com/longform/esther-lederberg/)
2. [Source](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/obituaries/08lederberg.html)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013