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Ian Wilmut

British embryologist (1944–2023)

  • Fame56.1
  • Momentum11.9
  • Wikipedia2.1K
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Lived 1944–2023, aged 79United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    28 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1944–2023
    Aged 79
  • Awards
    10
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-07-09

Sir Ian Wilmut was an English embryologist and the chair of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was the leader of the research group that in 1996 first cloned a mammal from an adult somatic cell, a Finnish Dorset lamb named Dolly.

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Scientists
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United Kingdom
Last updated
2026-07-09
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    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · azb.wikipedia.org
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Status
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Born
July 7, 1944
Died
September 10, 2023
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