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Oliver Sacks

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British neurologist and writer (1933-2015)

United KingdomWritersLived 1933 to 2015 · aged 82
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Oliver Wolf Sacks was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer.

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On YouTube

11K subscribers
Open channel on YouTube

Awards 10

2013Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2005Emperor Has No Clothes Award
2003Bodley Medal
2001Lewis Thomas Prize
1993George Polk Award
1988Oskar Pfister Award
1974Hawthornden Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Connected to Oliver 6

Val KilmerAlso in At First Sight (1999)Mira SorvinoAlso in At First Sight (1999)Benoit MandelbrotAlso in The Genius and the Boys (2009)Kelly McGillisAlso in At First Sight (1999)Nathan LaneAlso in At First Sight (1999)Jorge Luis BorgesAlso won honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2015 · aged 82
Wikipedia
31 languages

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