Yuet Wai Kan

Summary

Yuet Wai Kan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was British Hong Kong^[2]. He was born on +1936-06-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a geneticist^[4], university teacher^[5], and hematologist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in British Hong Kong^[2], Yuet Wai Kan…
• Yuet Wai Kan was born on +1936-06-11T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Yuet Wai Kan held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Yuet Wai Kan's professions included geneticist^[4].
• Yuet Wai Kan's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Yuet Wai Kan's professions included hematologist^[6].
• Yuet Wai Kan's field of work was genetics^[9].
• Among Yuet Wai Kan's employers was Harvard University^[10].
• Among Yuet Wai Kan's employers was University of California, San Francisco^[11].
• Yuet Wai Kan was educated at University of Hong Kong^[12].
• Yuet Wai Kan received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[13].
• Yuet Wai Kan received the Canada Gairdner International Award^[14].
• Yuet Wai Kan received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award^[15].
• Yuet Wai Kan received the ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award^[16].
• Yuet Wai Kan received the The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine^[17].
• Yuet Wai Kan received the honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong^[18].
• Yuet Wai Kan was a member of Royal Society^[19].
• Yuet Wai Kan was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Yuet Wai Kan was a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Yuet Wai Kan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Yuet Wai Kan is recorded as male^[23].
• Yuet Wai Kan's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Yuet Wai Kan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000385291013^[25].
• Yuet Wai Kan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 202491175^[26].
• Yuet Wai Kan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80126392^[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuet Wai Kan was born in British Hong Kong^[2]. He was born on +1936-06-11T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Yuet Wai Kan's education included a stint at University of Hong Kong^[12]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geneticist^[4], university teacher^[5], and hematologist^[6]. Yuet Wai Kan's field of work was genetics^[9]. Employers include Harvard University^[10], a private university^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1636^[31], headquartered in Cambridge^[32] and University of California, San Francisco^[11], a public university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1873^[35], headquartered in San Francisco^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[13], a fellowship award^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; Canada Gairdner International Award^[14], a science award^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 1959^[41]; Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award^[15], a biomedical award^[42], in United States^[43]; ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award^[16], a science award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1961^[46]; The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine^[17], a science award^[47]; and honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong^[18], an award^[48], in People's Republic of China^[49].

Why It Matters

Yuet Wai Kan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Yuet Wai Kan born?

Born in British Hong Kong^[2], Yuet Wai Kan…

What did Yuet Wai Kan do for work?

Yuet Wai Kan worked as geneticist^[4], university teacher^[5], and hematologist^[6].

Where did Yuet Wai Kan go to school?

Yuet Wai Kan was educated at University of Hong Kong^[12].

What awards did Yuet Wai Kan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[13], Canada Gairdner International Award^[14], Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award^[15], and ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award^[16].