Tak Wah Mak

Canadian biochemist
Person human Q2389051
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Tak Wah Mak

Summary

Tak Wah Mak is a human[1]. He was born in Guangzhou[2]. He was born on +1946-10-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], biochemist[5], oncologist[6], and researcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Guangzhou[2], Tak Wah Mak…
  • Tak Wah Mak was born on +1946-10-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tak Wah Mak held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Tak Wah Mak's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Tak Wah Mak's professions included biochemist[5].
  • Tak Wah Mak's professions included oncologist[6].
  • Tak Wah Mak worked as a researcher[7].
  • Tak Wah Mak's field of work was biochemistry[10].
  • Tak Wah Mak was employed by University of Toronto[11].
  • Tak Wah Mak was employed by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre[12].
  • Among Tak Wah Mak's employers was University of Hong Kong[13].
  • Tak Wah Mak received the Fellow of the Royal Society[14].
  • Tak Wah Mak received the Member of the Order of Canada[15].
  • Tak Wah Mak received the Canada Gairdner International Award[16].
  • Tak Wah Mak received the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine[17].
  • Tak Wah Mak received the Emil-von-Behring-Prize[18].
  • Tak Wah Mak received the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize[19].
  • Tak Wah Mak was a member of Royal Society[20].
  • Tak Wah Mak was a member of National Academy of Sciences[21].
  • Tak Wah Mak was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Tak Wah Mak was a member of Royal Society of Canada[23].
  • Tak Wah Mak was a member of Academia Europaea[24].
  • Tak Wah Mak is recorded as male[25].
  • Tak Wah Mak's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Tak Wah Mak supervised David Siderovski as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Guangzhou[2], Tak Wah Mak… he was born on +1946-10-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], biochemist[5], oncologist[6], and researcher[7]. Tak Wah Mak's field of work was biochemistry[10]. Employers include University of Toronto[11], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31]; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre[12], a hospital[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1952[34]; and University of Hong Kong[13], a public research university[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 1911[37], headquartered in Lung Fu Shan[38]. He supervised David Siderovski as a doctoral student[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], a fellowship award[39], in United Kingdom[40]; Member of the Order of Canada[15], a grade of an order[41], in Canada[42]; Canada Gairdner International Award[16], a science award[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1959[45]; King Faisal International Prize in Medicine[17], a medicine award[46], in Saudi Arabia[47], founded in 1981[48]; Emil-von-Behring-Prize[18], an award[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1942[51]; and Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize[19], a science award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1979[54].

Why It Matters

Tak Wah Mak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Tak Wah Mak born?

Born in Guangzhou[2], Tak Wah Mak…

What did Tak Wah Mak do for work?

Tak Wah Mak worked as university teacher[4], biochemist[5], oncologist[6], and researcher[7].

What awards did Tak Wah Mak receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Member of the Order of Canada[15], Canada Gairdner International Award[16], and King Faisal International Prize in Medicine[17].

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  17. [18] . uni-marburg.de. Retrieved . uni-marburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] . ae-info.org. Retrieved . ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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