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Norton Zinder

American microbiologist (1928–2012)
Person human Q4352405

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 7, 1928
Date of death
February 3, 2012
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
microbiologist
Employer
The Rockefeller University[7]
Educated at
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Bronx High School of Science[8][9]
Award received
AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, NAS Award in Molecular Biology[11][12]
Doctoral advisor
Joshua Lederberg[10]
Doctoral student
Jef Boeke, Nina Fedoroff[16][17]
Family name
Zinder[18]
Given name
Norton[19]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Academic Tree ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
1451705
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
14108811
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
266492
National Academy of Sciences member ID
48807
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007330526105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
152879269
Prabook ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
NAS Award in Molecular Biology, AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
Educated at 2
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Bronx High School of Science
Member of 2
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Occupation 2
biologist, microbiologist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Joshua Lederberg
Doctoral advisors 1
Joshua Lederberg
Doctoral student 1
Nina Fedoroff
Doctoral students 1
Nina Fedoroff
Employer 1
The Rockefeller University
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
NAS Award in Molecular Biology
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Summary

Norton Zinder was born on November 7, 1928[1], in New York City[2]. He died on February 3, 2012[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a microbiologist[5].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Nina Fedoroff[20], a university teacher[21], b. 1942[22], of United States[23], awarded the Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize[24].

FAQs

Where was Norton Zinder born?

Norton Zinder was born in New York City[2].

Where did Norton Zinder die?

Norton Zinder died in New York City[4].

What did Norton Zinder do for work?

Norton Zinder worked as a microbiologist[5].

Where did Norton Zinder go to school?

Norton Zinder was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[8] and Bronx High School of Science[9].

What awards did Norton Zinder receive?

Honors received include AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility[11] and NAS Award in Molecular Biology[12].

Related Entities

Joshua Lederberg New York City The Rockefeller University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu. digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Doctoral student → Jef Boeke, Nina Fedoroff
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → microbiologist
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