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Janet Rowley

1925 - 2013

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Janet Davison Rowley (April 5, 1925 – December 17, 2013) was an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers, thus proving that cancer is a genetic disease. Rowley spent the majority of her life working in Chicago and received many awards and honors throughout her life, recognizing her achievements and contributions in the area of genetics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janet Rowley is the 913th most popular biologist (up from 960th in 2019), the 8,071st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,818th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Janet Rowley ranks 913 out of 1,097. Before her are Joseph Barcroft, Keith Campbell, Carl H. Eigenmann, Stanley Norman Cohen, Jenny Clack, and Edward Newton. After her are François Gagnepain, Robert Wight, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Joshua Brookes, Jan Sztolcman, and Edward Bagnall Poulton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Janet Rowley ranks 398. Before her are Andrei Eshpai, Álvaro Magaña, Charles Haughey, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Pasieguito, and Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas. After her are Burkhard Heim, Vera Vasilyeva, Steve Forrest, Zoot Sims, Lyudmila Kasatkina, and Oldřich Lajsek. Among people deceased in 2013, Janet Rowley ranks 350. Before her are Ersilio Tonini, Bill Sharman, Martí de Riquer i Morera, John Thomas, György Gurics, and Max Jakobson. After her are Silvi Vrait, Santiago Santamaría, Imants Ziedonis, Bert Stern, Allal Benkassou, and María de Villota.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janet Rowley ranks 8,073 out of 20,380. Before her are Garret Dillahunt (1964), Amber Valletta (1974), Gray Davis (1942), Daniel Frank (1882), Michael C. Burgess (1950), and Roger Mahony (1936). After her are Phil Mahre (1957), Ontronik Khachaturian (1975), Memphis Slim (1915), Mikey Madison (1999), Jim Siedow (1920), and Beah Richards (1920).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Janet Rowley ranks 130. Before her are Frederic Clements (1874), Benjamin Smith Barton (1766), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), Sereno Watson (1826), Joseph Banks Rhine (1895), and Stanley Norman Cohen (1935). After her are Barry Commoner (1917), Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844), Joanne Chory (1955), Norman I. Platnick (1951), Alice Catherine Evans (1881), and Maxine Singer (1931).

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