Sidney Farber

American physician (1903-1973)
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Sidney Farber
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22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 30, 1903
Date of death
March 30, 1973
Place of birth
Buffalo
Place of death
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Field of work
pathology[13]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Academic degree
Doctor of Medicine
Family name
Farber
Given name
Sidney
Name in native language
Sidney Farber
🏷️ Also known as
en Sidney Farber en Sidney Farber American scientist ar سيدني فاربر fa سیدنی فاربر fr Sidney Farber pathologiste américain he סידני פארבר ko 시드니 파버 ru Сидни Фарбер ru Фарбер, Сидни uk Сідні Фарбер zh 西德尼·法伯
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
213042917
ARMB member ID
2572
Academic Tree ID
35487
Awards & Winners artist ID
066lt3
BIU Santé person ID
6098
Freebase ID
/m/066lt3
Historia de la Medicina person ID
farber
IdRef ID
069570116
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811566229705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
114811776
Prabook ID
1065329
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SNAC ARK ID
w6891f05
Whonamedit? doctor ID
468
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8X7HHfqfvh4T8TyPCwC

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Summary

Born in Buffalo[1], he… he was born on September 30, 1903[2]. He died in Boston[3]. He died on March 30, 1973[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], pathologist[6], pediatrician[7], oncologist[8], and scientist[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard Medical School[15], a medical school[21], in United States[22], founded in 1782[23] and University at Buffalo[16], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1846[26], headquartered in Amherst[27]. Sidney Farber earned the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine[28].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sidney Farber include Dana–Farber Cancer Institute[29], a hospital[30], in United States[31], founded in 1947[32], headquartered in Boston[33].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Farber lipogranulomatosis[34], a genetic disease[35]. Entities named for him include Dana–Farber Cancer Institute[29], a hospital[30], in United States[31], founded in 1947[32], headquartered in Boston[33].

FAQs

Where was Sidney Farber born?

Born in Buffalo[1].

Where did Sidney Farber die?

Sidney Farber passed away in Boston[3].

Who was Sidney Farber married to?

Sidney Farber's spouses include Norma Farber[10].

What did Sidney Farber do for work?

Sidney Farber worked as university teacher[5], pathologist[6], pediatrician[7], oncologist[8], and scientist[9].

Where did Sidney Farber go to school?

Sidney Farber was educated at Harvard Medical School[15] and University at Buffalo[16].

What awards did Sidney Farber receive?

Honors received include Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[17].

What did Sidney Farber discover?

Sidney Farber is credited as discoverer of Farber lipogranulomatosis[34].

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  16. [17] ↑ . laskerfoundation.org. laskerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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