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Malcolm Ferguson-Smith

British geneticist
Person human Q15436161

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
September 5, 1931
Date of death
February 4, 2026
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
geneticist, pathologist, university teacher
Employer
University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow[10][11]
Field of work
medical genetics, pathology[8][9]
Educated at
University of Glasgow[12]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Makdougall Brisbane Prize, Mauro Baschirotto Award, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[13][14][15][16][17]
Child
Anne Ferguson-Smith[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Ferguson-Smith[23]
Given name
Malcolm[24]
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Academia Europaea, Polish Academy of Sciences[18][19][20][21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith en Malcolm Ferguson-Smith en M Ferguson-Smith cs M. A. Ferguson- Smith cs M. A. Ferguson-Smith
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000110795781
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9372-1381
VIAF cluster ID
101077130
Library of Congress authority ID
n84133634
GND ID
112037712
AE member ID
Ferguson-Smith_Malcolm
BHL creator ID
211406
BIBSYS ID
62877
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
3211
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00633780
CONOR.SI ID
11917411
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12096211
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CiNii Research ID
1140845216574359424
Cyprus University of Technology ID
22611
DDB person (GND) ID
112037712
Dimensions author ID
01231112402.45
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
11429
Freebase ID
/m/0cc6cpx
History of Modern Biomedicine ID
malcolm-ferguson-smith
IdRef ID
081586914
Libraries Australia ID
36005919
Medvik ID
mub2013774997
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03632645
NDL Authority ID
00466399
NL CR AUT ID
mub2013774997
NUKAT ID
n96029164
National Library of Greece ID
78498
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007445580105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000202178
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810555155405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1545456
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069738114
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3900467
Parsifal cluster ID
291724
Polish Academy of Sciences ID
FERGUSON-SMITH, Malcolm Andrew
Polish scientist ID
76889
Prabook ID
537050
RERO ID (legacy)
A003238116
SBN author ID
MILV193415
SNAC ARK ID
w6392v39
Scopus author ID
55397914600
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwPwbj7JJ9yqpjMGYtrq
Yale LUX ID
person/8bfa5544-a9f3-4a2e-81f4-456fa773ae68

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Summary

Malcolm Ferguson-Smith was born on September 5, 1931[1]. He died on February 4, 2026[2]. He worked as a geneticist[3], pathologist[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

What did Malcolm Ferguson-Smith do for work?

Malcolm Ferguson-Smith worked as a geneticist[3], pathologist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Malcolm Ferguson-Smith go to school?

Malcolm Ferguson-Smith was educated at University of Glasgow[12].

What awards did Malcolm Ferguson-Smith receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[13], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[14], Makdougall Brisbane Prize[15], and Mauro Baschirotto Award[16].

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  1. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . rse.org.uk. Retrieved . rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . eshg.org. eshg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved . acmedsci.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . rse.org.uk. Retrieved . rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . pan.pl. Retrieved . pan.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] ↑ . pet.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . pet.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · PKalnai · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dimensions author ID → 01231112402.45
    Cyprus University of Technology ID → 22611
    BHL creator ID → 211406
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf12096211
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ BHL creator ID: 211406, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/27119866|Malcolm Ferguson-Smith (#27119866)]] for {{P|4081}}"
  2. 16w ago · Oronsay · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NDL Authority ID → 00466399
    ORCID iD → 0000-0001-9372-1381
    Parsifal cluster ID → 291724
    CiNii Research ID → 1140845216574359424
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences"
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