Thomas Arthur Steitz

Physicist

Birthday August 23, 1940

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Wisconsin

DEATH DATE Oct 9, 2018 (78)

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About

Professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome.

Before Fame

He graduated from Lawrence University with a degree in Chemistry in 1962.

Trivia

He also won the Gairdner International Award in 2007.

Family Life

He and his wife, Joan, were married in 1966 and they had a son together.

Associated With

He worked under the direction of William Lipscomb while studying for his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Harvard University.