# Osamu Shimomura

> Osamu Shimomura  was a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and professor emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two American scientists: Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Tsien of the University of California-San Diego.

*Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1928-08-27
- **Died:** 2018-10-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 7.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Osamu_Shimomura)
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- [اوسامو شيمومورا (عالم احياء بحريه من امريكا)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7_(%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7))
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- [Osamu Şimomura](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_%C5%9Eimomura)
- [Асаму Сімамура](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83_%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)
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- [Οσάμου Σιμομούρα](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A3%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%B1)
- [Osamu Shimomura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Shimomura)
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- [اسامو شیمومورا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7)
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- [Osamu Shimomura](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Shimomura)
- [Shimomura Osamu](https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimomura_Osamu)
- [אוסאמו שיממורה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%95_%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94)
- [Simomura Oszamu](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simomura_Oszamu)
- [Օսամու Շիմոմուրա](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%87%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205345)

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