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Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Doctors · Died at 82

Oliver Wolf Sacks was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer.

Oliver Sacks is read about 974 times a day, in 47 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

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2015Died30 August 20152013Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2008Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2005Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward2003Bodley MedalAward2001Lewis Thomas PrizeAward1993George Polk AwardAward1988Oskar Pfister AwardAward1974Hawthornden PrizeAward1933Born9 July 1933

Awards

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2013
Commander of the Order of the British Empire2008
Emperor Has No Clothes Award2005
Bodley Medal2003
Lewis Thomas Prize2001
George Polk Award1993
Oskar Pfister Award1988
Hawthornden Prize1974
Guggenheim Fellowship
Honorary Doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2015 · aged 82

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