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Francis Peyton Rous

American scientist (1879-1970)
Person human Q298707

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
October 5, 1879
Date of death
February 16, 1970
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
virologist, chemist, university teacher, physician, pathologist
Employer
The Rockefeller University[16]
Field of work
pathology[15]
Educated at
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University[17][18]
Award received
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, National Medal of Science, Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, George M. Kober Lectureship, George M. Kober Medal, AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research, John Scott Award, Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Father
Charles Rous[10]
Mother
Frances Anderson Wood[11]
Spouse
Marion Eckford deKay[12]
Child
Marni Hodgkin[13]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[36]
Family name
Rous[33]
Given name
Francis, Peyton[34][35]
Interested in
pathology[39]
Member of
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society[29][30][31]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000081370564
VIAF cluster ID
57410146
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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American National Biography ID
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Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIU Santé person ID
15320
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Show all 67 identifiers +55
BabelNet ID
00036217n
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1971.0025
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
rous-francis-peyton
CTHS person ID
4657
CiNii Research ID
1140000791576265856
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118750003
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
180216
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
peyton-rous
FAST ID
409109
Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
147508
Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
francis-peyton-rous
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0057077
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Peyton_Rous
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3516914
Harper's tag
peyton-rous
Historia de la Medicina person ID
rous
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
53498
Interlingual Index ID
i96765
Kindred Britain ID
I13382
Lex ID
Peyton_Rous
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Medvik ID
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Munzinger person ID
00000011410
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1415580X
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
nlk20010092544
NUKAT ID
n2018134871
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
3166
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20000958
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001351552
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Laureate API ID
383
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
7919
Notable Names Database ID
208/000129818
Obálky knih ID
nlk20010092544
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3969120
Open Library ID
OL2113760A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
200154
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100430672
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA1897
Prabook ID
1112725
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Treccani ID
francis-peyton-rous
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
francis-peyton-rous
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
francis-peyton-rous
Wellcome Collection concept ID
egbmna9d
WikiTree person ID
Rous-108
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11292513-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fd013f98-c155-460c-a387-2555565dc3b0

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 10
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine +2 more
Award received 9
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, National Medal of Science, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, John Scott Award, Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal, Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, George M. Kober Lectureship, George M. Kober Medal +1 more
Occupation 5
physician, chemist, virologist, university teacher, pathologist
Member of 3
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Educated at 2
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
← Winner 2
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
The Rockefeller University
Field of work 1
pathology
Given name 1
Francis
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
pathology
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Baltimore
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Francis Peyton Rous was born on October 5, 1879[1], in Baltimore[2]. He died on February 16, 1970[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a virologist[5], chemist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], and pathologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Francis Peyton Rous born?

Francis Peyton Rous was born in Baltimore[2].

Where did Francis Peyton Rous die?

Francis Peyton Rous died in New York City[4].

Who were Francis Peyton Rous's parents?

Francis Peyton Rous's father was Charles Rous[10]. Francis Peyton Rous's mother was Frances Anderson Wood[11].

Who was Francis Peyton Rous married to?

Francis Peyton Rous's spouses include Marion Eckford deKay[12].

What did Francis Peyton Rous do for work?

Francis Peyton Rous worked as a virologist[5], chemist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], and pathologist[9].

Where did Francis Peyton Rous go to school?

Francis Peyton Rous was educated at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine[17] and Johns Hopkins University[18].

What awards did Francis Peyton Rous receive?

Honors received include Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[19], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[20], National Medal of Science[21], and Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal[22].

Related Entities

Johns Hopkins University New York City pathology The Rockefeller University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . laskerfoundation.org. laskerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . aap-online.org. aap-online.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . aap-online.org. aap-online.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . aacr.org. aacr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . thejohnscottaward.github.io. thejohnscottaward.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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