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Seymour Benzer

1921 - 2007

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Seymour Benzer (October 15, 1921 – November 30, 2007) was an American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist. His career began during the molecular biology revolution of the 1950s, and he eventually rose to prominence in the fields of molecular and behavioral genetics. He led a productive genetics research lab both at Purdue University and as the James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seymour Benzer is the 738th most popular physicist (down from 736th in 2019), the 9,199th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,813th in 2019) and the 165th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Seymour Benzer ranks 738 out of 851. Before him are James Hartle, Gregor Wentzel, Roald Sagdeev, Mordehai Milgrom, Valentine Telegdi, and Vilho Väisälä. After him are Peter Mark Roget, Ted Fujita, Shirley Ann Jackson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Robert Bacher, and Hans Reissner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Seymour Benzer ranks 390. Before him are Walter Kaufmann, Giuseppe Moro, Franz Gabl, William Alston, Alexis Smith, and Cliff Bourland. After him are Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Julia Hartwig, Gordon Thomas, Muhibbe Darga, Stan Mortensen, and John Russell. Among people deceased in 2007, Seymour Benzer ranks 336. Before him are Grethe Kausland, Bruce Bennett, Hansjörg Felmy, Noël Milarew Odingar, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Krystyna Feldman. After him are Grace Paley, Charles Grimes, Maria Kwaśniewska, Teoctist Arăpașu, R. B. Kitaj, and Tammy Faye Messner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Seymour Benzer ranks 9,201 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Wilson (1944), Richard Herd (1932), Ron Wright (1953), Victor Argo (1934), Richard Evans Schultes (1915), and Shari Headley (1964). After him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Wovoka (1856), Leo Burnett (1891), Grace Paley (1922), James J. Jeffries (1875), and Charles Grimes (1935).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Seymour Benzer ranks 165. Before him are Bill Nye (1955), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Nicholas Metropolis (1915), Gerald Guralnik (1936), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), and James Hartle (1939). After him are Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Robert Bacher (1905), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Mary K. Gaillard (1939), and Frank Benford (1883).

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