Lewis Thomas
American physician, poet and educator (1913-1993) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 80
Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and biologist. He was a longtime contributor to The New England Journal of Medicine, and his essays were collected in several books.
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1993Died3 December 19931989Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service AwardAward1983George M. Kober MedalAward1975National Book AwardAward1913Born25 November 1913
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About this person
He received National Book Award in Arts and Letters and The Sciences for The Lives of a Cell.
Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1993 · aged 80
