BIOLOGIST

Alfred G. Knudson

1922 - 2016

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Alfred George Knudson, Jr. (August 9, 1922 – July 10, 2016) was an American physician and geneticist specializing in cancer genetics. Among his many contributions to the field was the formulation of the Knudson hypothesis in 1971, which explains the effects of mutation on carcinogenesis (the development of cancer). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred G. Knudson is the 898th most popular biologist (down from 773rd in 2019), the 7,827th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,191st in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Alfred G. Knudson ranks 898 out of 1,097. Before him are Paul Henri Lecomte, Frederic Clements, Hugh Edwin Strickland, Benjamin Smith Barton, Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, and Ángel Cabrera. After him are Marmaduke Tunstall, Otto Bütschli, Johannes Schmidt, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, Palisot de Beauvois, and Sereno Watson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Alfred G. Knudson ranks 321. Before him are Luis Aponte Martínez, Sid Caesar, Mariya Polivanova, Marin Preda, Mochtar Lubis, and José Luis Panizo. After him are Edwin Vásquez, Eevi Huttunen, Jack Kruschen, Oscar Pettiford, Umberto Betti, and Sydney Lassick. Among people deceased in 2016, Alfred G. Knudson ranks 379. Before him are Hermann Kant, Alice Drummond, Anthony D. Smith, Mother Angelica, Tina Anselmi, and Silvano Piovanelli. After him are Larry Drake, Gotlib, Janet Reno, Erol Keskin, Liz Smith, and Ken Howard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alfred G. Knudson ranks 7,829 out of 20,380. Before him are Anita Page (1910), Shelley Hack (1947), Michael Beck (1949), Sydney Sweeney (1997), Reta Shaw (1912), and Maura Tierney (1965). After him are Gummo Marx (1893), Robert Armstrong (1890), Lori Singer (1957), Ollie Johnston (1912), Vanessa Marcil (1968), and Darleane C. Hoffman (1926).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Alfred G. Knudson ranks 126. Before him are George Ord (1781), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), Frederic Clements (1874), and Benjamin Smith Barton (1766). After him are Sereno Watson (1826), Joseph Banks Rhine (1895), Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), Janet Rowley (1925), Barry Commoner (1917), and Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844).

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