Peer Bork

Summary

Peer Bork is a human^[1]. He was born in Berlin^[2]. He was born on May 4, 1963^[3]. He died on January 16, 2026^[4]. He worked as a biologist^[5] and bioinformatician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Peer Bork was born in Berlin^[2].
• Peer Bork was born on May 4, 1963^[3].
• Peer Bork died on January 16, 2026^[4].
• Peer Bork held citizenship in Germany^[8].
• German was Peer Bork's native language^[9].
• Peer Bork's professions included biologist^[5].
• Peer Bork's professions included bioinformatician^[6].
• Peer Bork was employed by European Molecular Biology Laboratory^[10].
• Peer Bork was employed by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine^[11].
• Peer Bork's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[12].
• Peer Bork was educated at Leipzig University^[13].
• A notable student of Peer Bork was Konrad Förstner^[14].
• Peer Bork received the Microsoft Award^[15].
• Peer Bork received the EMBO Membership^[16].
• Peer Bork received the ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[17].
• Peer Bork was a member of European Molecular Biology Organization^[18].
• Peer Bork was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[19].
• Peer Bork was a member of Academia Europaea^[20].
• Peer Bork is recorded as male^[21].
• Peer Bork's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Peer Bork supervised Konrad Förstner as a doctoral student^[23].
• Peer Bork supervised Michael Kuhn as a doctoral student^[24].
• Peer Bork's family name is recorded as Bork^[25].
• Peer Bork's given name is recorded as Peer^[26].
• Peer Bork's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Berlin^[2], Peer Bork… he was born on May 4, 1963^[3]. German was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[12], a comprehensive university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1809^[30], headquartered in Berlin^[31] and Leipzig University^[13], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1409^[34], headquartered in Leipzig^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist^[5] and bioinformatician^[6]. Employers include European Molecular Biology Laboratory^[10], a research institute^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1974^[38], headquartered in Heidelberg^[39] and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine^[11], a research institute^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1992^[42]. A notable student of Peer Bork was Konrad Förstner^[14]. Doctoral students include Konrad Förstner^[23], a biochemist^[43], b. 1980^[44], of Germany^[45], specialised in bioinformatics^[46] and Michael Kuhn^[24], a bioinformatician^[47], b. 2000^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Microsoft Award^[15], an award^[49], in France^[50], founded in 2006^[51]; EMBO Membership^[16], a fellowship award^[52]; and ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[17], an award^[53], founded in 2003^[54].

Death and Burial

Peer Bork died on January 16, 2026^[4].

Why It Matters

Peer Bork ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Peer Bork born?

Peer Bork was born in Berlin^[2].

What did Peer Bork do for work?

Peer Bork worked as biologist^[5] and bioinformatician^[6].

Where did Peer Bork go to school?

Peer Bork was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[12] and Leipzig University^[13].

What awards did Peer Bork receive?

Honors received include Microsoft Award^[15], EMBO Membership^[16], and ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[17].