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Guido Pontecorvo

Italian geneticist (1907-1999) · Italy · On the map · Died at 91

Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo FRS FRSE was an Italian-born Scottish geneticist.

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1999Died25 September 19991979Mendel MedalAward1978Darwin MedalAward1962Leeuwenhoek LectureAward1907Born29 November 1907

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Mendel Medal1979
Darwin Medal1978
Leeuwenhoek Lecture1962
Fellow of the Royal Society

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Italy
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1999 · aged 91