How old was Salvador Luria?

Salvador Luria died on February 6, 1991 at the age of 78.

When is Salvador Luria's birthday?

Salvador Luria was born on August 13, 1912.

Where was Salvador Luria born?

Salvador Luria was born in Turin.

What is Salvador Luria's zodiac sign?

Salvador Luria's zodiac sign is Leo.

What is Salvador Luria's nationality?

Salvador Luria is a citizen of United States, Kingdom of Italy, Italy.

What does Salvador Luria do?

Salvador Luria is known as microbiologist, university teacher, virologist, chemist.

Who has Salvador Luria been married to?

According to Wikidata, Salvador Luria's spouse is or was Zella Luria.

Salvador Luria

Italian American microbiologist (1912–1991)

Died aged 78LeoUnited States

Biography

Salvador Edward Luria ( LOOR-ee-ə; born Salvatore Luria, Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ˈluːrja]; August 13, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an Italian microbiologist, later a naturalized U.S. citizen. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey, for their discoveries on the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses. Salvador Luria also showed that bacterial resistance to viruses (phages) is genetically inherited.

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Career highlights

Employers / organisations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University Bloomington
Columbia University

Family

Spouse(s): Zella Luria

Awards & honours (5)

Guggenheim Fellowship
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
National Book Award
National Medal of Science
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

Quick answers about Salvador Luria

How old was Salvador Luria?: Salvador Luria died on February 6, 1991 at the age of 78.
When is Salvador Luria's birthday?: Salvador Luria was born on August 13, 1912.
Where was Salvador Luria born?: Salvador Luria was born in Turin.
What is Salvador Luria's zodiac sign?: Salvador Luria's zodiac sign is Leo.
What is Salvador Luria's nationality?: Salvador Luria is a citizen of United States, Kingdom of Italy, Italy.
What does Salvador Luria do?: Salvador Luria is known as microbiologist, university teacher, virologist, chemist.
Who has Salvador Luria been married to?: According to Wikidata, Salvador Luria's spouse is or was Zella Luria.