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Jay Laurence Lush

American geneticist (1896-1982)
Person Human Q5968861

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
January 3, 1896
Date of death
May 1, 1982
Place of birth
Shambaugh
Place of death
Ames
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
geneticist, university teacher, mathematician
Employer
Iowa State University, University of Iowa[10][11]
Field of work
genetics[9]
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Kansas State University[12][13]
Award received
National Medal of Science (1968), Wolf Prize in Agriculture (1979), honorary doctor of ETH Zürich[15][16][17]
Doctoral advisor
Leon Jacob Cole[14]
Doctoral student
Charles Roy Henderson, C. Clark Cockerham, George R. Barr[21][22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Family name
Lush (surname)[24]
Given name
Jay, Laurence[25][26]
Influenced by
Sewall Wright[19]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[28]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[18]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000084385438
VIAF cluster ID
303863922
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89673825
GND ID
1089431015
Academic Tree ID
31869
American National Biography ID
1302450
Awards & Winners artist ID
054hts
CiNii Research ID
1140000791862663296
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1cDfP7
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
235398
FAST ID
262305
Freebase ID
/m/054hts
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Geni profile ID
6000000039783681296
IdRef ID
17716798X
MR Author ID
491375
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
127139
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02628697
NUKAT ID
n00093558
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810626502905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
143285793
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3934554
Prabook ID
1694490
SBN author ID
MILV103638
SHARE Catalogue author ID
73743
SNAC ARK ID
w6m656pt
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570927
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c37c3228-98fd-4508-b509-536a2ffa5336
ZbMATH author ID
lush.jay-l

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
mathematician, biologist, geneticist, university teacher
Award received 3
National Medal of Science, Wolf Prize in Agriculture, honorary doctor of ETH Zürich
Educated at 2
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Kansas State University
Employer 2
University of Iowa, Iowa State University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Leon Jacob Cole
Doctoral advisors 1
Leon Jacob Cole
Doctoral student 1
Charles Roy Henderson
Doctoral students 1
Charles Roy Henderson
Field of work 1
genetics
Given name 1
Jay
Influenced by 1
Sewall Wright
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Place of birth 1
Shambaugh
Place of death 1
Ames
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jay Laurence Lush was born on January 3, 1896[1], in Shambaugh[2]. He died on May 1, 1982[3], in Ames[4]. He worked as a geneticist[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].

Why It Matters

Jay Laurence Lush's notable doctoral advisees include Charles Roy Henderson[29], a statistician[30], 1911–1989[31], of United States[32], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[33].

FAQs

Where was Jay Laurence Lush born?

Jay Laurence Lush's place of birth was Shambaugh[2].

Where did Jay Laurence Lush die?

Jay Laurence Lush died in Ames[4].

What did Jay Laurence Lush do for work?

Jay Laurence Lush worked as a geneticist[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].

Where did Jay Laurence Lush go to school?

Jay Laurence Lush was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12] and Kansas State University[13].

What awards did Jay Laurence Lush receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Science[15], Wolf Prize in Agriculture[16], and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich[17].

Related Entities

genetics Sewall Wright United States University of Iowa

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  2. [4] ↑ . newspapers.com. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wolffund.org.il. wolffund.org.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . newspapers.com. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1cDfP7
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