Stephen Kent

New Zealand-American biochemist and molecular biologist (born 1945)
Person human Q7609677
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Summary

Stephen Kent is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wellington[2]. He was born on December 12, 1945[3]. He worked as a chemist[4], biochemist[5], and molecular biologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Stephen Kent's place of birth was Wellington[2].
  • Stephen Kent was born on December 12, 1945[3].
  • Stephen Kent held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Stephen Kent held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Stephen Kent's professions included chemist[4].
  • Stephen Kent's professions included biochemist[5].
  • Stephen Kent's professions included molecular biologist[6].
  • Stephen Kent was employed by University of Chicago[10].
  • Stephen Kent received the Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry[11].
  • Stephen Kent received the R. Bruce Merrifield Award[12].
  • Stephen Kent received the Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[13].
  • Stephen Kent received the Prelog Medal and Lecture[14].
  • Stephen Kent is recorded as male[15].
  • Stephen Kent's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Stephen Kent earned the academic degree of Master of Science[17].
  • Stephen Kent's family name is recorded as Kent[18].
  • Stephen Kent's given name is recorded as Stephen[19].
  • Stephen Kent's academic thesis is recorded as Peptide sequences by mass spectrometry[20].
  • Stephen Kent studied under Richard Hodges[21].
  • Stephen Kent's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[22].

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Origins and Family

Stephen Kent was born in Wellington[2]. He was born on December 12, 1945[3].

Education

Stephen Kent earned the academic degree of Master of Science[17]. He studied under Richard Hodges[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[4], biochemist[5], and molecular biologist[6]. Among Stephen Kent's employers was University of Chicago[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry[11], a science award[23], in United States[24], founded in 1988[25]; R. Bruce Merrifield Award[12]; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[13]; and Prelog Medal and Lecture[14], a science award[26], in Switzerland[27].

Why It Matters

Stephen Kent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Stephen Kent born?

Born in Wellington[2].

What did Stephen Kent do for work?

Stephen Kent worked as chemist[4], biochemist[5], and molecular biologist[6].

What awards did Stephen Kent receive?

Honors received include Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry[11], R. Bruce Merrifield Award[12], Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[13], and Prelog Medal and Lecture[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . chemistry.uchicago.edu. chemistry.uchicago.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . academictree.org. academictree.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree → Master of Science
    Family name → Kent
    Educated at → Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington, University of California, Berkeley
    Ddb person (gnd) id → 1268232467
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