Lewis Wolpert
British biologist (1929-2021) · South Africa · Scientists · Died at 91
Lewis Wolpert is read about 25 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 76 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Lewis Wolpert was a South African-born British developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster.
A life in dates
Also in Deutsch
Photos 2
Awards
In their orbit
Child: Daniel M. WolpertAbout this person
Lewis Wolpert was a South African-born British developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster. Wolpert popularized his French flag model of embryonic development, using the colours of the French flag as a visual aid to explain how embryonic cells interpret genetic code for expressing characteristics of living organisms and explaining how signalling between cells early in morphogenesis could inform cells with the same genetic regulatory network of their position and role.
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.