Michael Levitt

Summary

Michael Levitt is a human^[1]. He was born in Pretoria^[2]. He was born on +1947-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], biologist^[5], bioinformatician^[6], chemist^[7], and pedagogue^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Michael Levitt's place of birth was Pretoria^[2].
• Michael Levitt was born on +1947-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Michael Levitt held citizenship in South Africa^[10].
• Michael Levitt held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Michael Levitt held citizenship in Israel^[12].
• Michael Levitt held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Michael Levitt's professions included physicist^[4].
• Michael Levitt worked as a biologist^[5].
• Michael Levitt's professions included bioinformatician^[6].
• Michael Levitt worked as a chemist^[7].
• Michael Levitt's professions included pedagogue^[8].
• Michael Levitt worked as a university teacher^[14].
• Michael Levitt's field of work was computational biology^[15].
• Michael Levitt's field of work was bioinformatics^[16].
• Michael Levitt's field of work was protein structure prediction^[17].
• Michael Levitt's field of work was yachting^[18].
• Michael Levitt's field of work was auto race^[19].
• Michael Levitt's field of work was politics^[20].
• Among Michael Levitt's employers was Stanford University^[21].
• Among Michael Levitt's employers was Weizmann Institute of Science^[22].
• Michael Levitt was employed by University of Cambridge^[23].
• Michael Levitt was educated at King's College London^[24].
• Michael Levitt was educated at Peterhouse^[25].
• Michael Levitt's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[26].
• Michael Levitt's education included a stint at Pretoria Boys High School^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pretoria^[2], Michael Levitt… he was born on +1947-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at King's College London^[24], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1829^[30], headquartered in London^[31]; Peterhouse^[25], a college of the University of Cambridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1284^[34]; University of Cambridge^[26], a collegiate university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1209^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38]; and Pretoria Boys High School^[27], a high school^[39], in South Africa^[40], founded in 1901^[41]. Doctoral advisors include Bob Diamond^[42], a banker^[43], b. 1951^[44], of United States^[45] and Shneior Lifson^[46], a chemist^[47], 1914–2001^[48], of Israel^[49], awarded the Israel Prize^[50], specialised in physics^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], biologist^[5], bioinformatician^[6], chemist^[7], pedagogue^[8], and university teacher^[14]. Fields of work include computational biology^[15], an academic discipline^[52]; bioinformatics^[16], a branch of biology^[53]; protein structure prediction^[17], an academic discipline^[54]; yachting^[18]; auto race^[19]; and politics^[20], an academic discipline^[55]. Employers include Stanford University^[21], a private university^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1885^[58], headquartered in Stanford^[59]; Weizmann Institute of Science^[22], an institute^[60], in Israel^[61], founded in 1934^[62]; and University of Cambridge^[23], a collegiate university^[63], in United Kingdom^[64], founded in 1209^[65], headquartered in Cambridge^[66]. Michael Levitt supervised Christopher John Lee as a doctoral student^[67].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[68], a chemistry award^[69], in Sweden^[70], founded in 1901^[71]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[72], a fellowship award^[73], in United Kingdom^[74]; ISCB Fellow^[75], a fellowship award^[76], founded in 1997^[77]; EMBO Membership^[78], a fellowship award^[79]; and DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences^[80], a science award^[81], founded in 2011^[82].

Why It Matters

Michael Levitt ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

FAQs

Where was Michael Levitt born?

Michael Levitt's place of birth was Pretoria^[2].

What did Michael Levitt do for work?

Michael Levitt worked as physicist^[4], biologist^[5], bioinformatician^[6], chemist^[7], and pedagogue^[8].

Where did Michael Levitt go to school?

Michael Levitt was educated at King's College London^[24], Peterhouse^[25], University of Cambridge^[26], and Pretoria Boys High School^[27].

What awards did Michael Levitt receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry^[68], Fellow of the Royal Society^[72], ISCB Fellow^[75], and EMBO Membership^[78].