Edward Lawrie Tatum Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist who, along with George Beadle and Joshua Lederberg, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 for their discovery that genes regulate metabolic processes. Born in Boulder, Colorado, he studied at the University of Chicago and earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1934. Tatum held positions at Stanford, Yale, and the Rockefeller Institute, and his research revealed that changes from radiation and chemical processes could be inherited.

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Meaning of the name - Edward

wealthy guardian, prosperous protector

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December 14, 1909 Facts

Generation Group

Edward Lawrie Tatum belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Boulder

Place of Death: New York City

Educated At: University of Wisconsin–Madison | University of Chicago

Occupation: geneticist | biochemist

Employers: The Rockefeller University | Stanford University

Awards Received: Remsen Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Astrology Analysis

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