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Robert Shapiro

American chemist (1935-2011)
Person human Q446561

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 28, 1935
Date of death
June 15, 2011
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
chemist, biochemist, university teacher
Employer
New York University[12]
Field of work
biochemistry, extraterrestrial life, abiogenesis, origin of life[8][9][10][11]
Educated at
Harvard University, City College of New York[13][14]
Doctoral advisor
Robert Burns Woodward[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Different from
Robert H. Shapiro, Robert Shapiro, Robert Shapiro[21][22]
Family name
Shapiro[17]
Given name
Robert[18]
Name in native language
Robert Shapiro[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Shapiro ar روبرت شابيرو he רוברט שפירו ja ロバート・シャピロ ru Роберт Шапиро ru Шапиро, Роберт
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000116983521
VIAF cluster ID
311256647
Library of Congress authority ID
n80021386
GND ID
1389407640
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ShapiroRobert1935-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120867772
CiNii Research ID
1140282266604581760
Freebase ID
/m/05b4nxk
IdRef ID
029189330
KBR person ID
14096726
LibraryThing author ID
shapirorobert-1
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02764582
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NDL Authority ID
00456239
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279989605171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CW2F;=0L
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4811338
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068864566
Prabook ID
241683
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hvnhgmvt
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjy8DK9m4KqmHk9xx8FTh3
Yale LUX ID
person/4ca518ee-fd73-4d1d-af85-f731b7a8dd39

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
biochemistry, extraterrestrial life, abiogenesis, origin of life
Occupation 3
chemist, biochemist, university teacher
Educated at 2
Harvard University, City College of New York
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Robert Burns Woodward
Doctoral advisors 1
Robert Burns Woodward
Employer 1
New York University
Family name 1
Shapiro
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Robert Leslie Shapiro
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Summary

Robert Shapiro was born on November 28, 1935[1], in New York City[2]. He died on June 15, 2011[3]. He worked as a chemist[4], biochemist[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Robert Shapiro born?

Robert Shapiro was born in New York City[2].

What did Robert Shapiro do for work?

Robert Shapiro worked as a chemist[4], biochemist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Robert Shapiro go to school?

Robert Shapiro was educated at Harvard University[13] and City College of New York[14].

Related Entities

biochemistry New York City Robert Burns Woodward United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → chemist, biochemist, university teacher
    Employer → —
    Citizenship → —
    Employer → New York University
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