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Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician.

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Lived88 years1905–1993

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Severo Ochoa was a Spanish physician. Born on 24 September 1905 in Ḷḷuarca, Ochoa died on 1 November 1993 in Madrid at the age of 88.

Ochoa studied at Universidad Central and Grossman School of Medicine. Honours include Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Foreign Member of the Royal Society, among 16 recorded.

With a Wikipedia article in 61 languages, Severo Ochoa is No. 21,087 in the People and Position Index.

Born
24 September 1905, Ḷḷuarca
Died
1 November 1993, Madrid (aged 88)
Country
Spain
Known as
Physician, university teacher, biochemist
Field
Science
Education
Universidad Central, Grossman School of Medicine
Languages
Spanish, English
Wikipedia editions
61

Did you know

88

Lived to 88.

24 Sep

Shares a birthday with Ruhollah Khomeini and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

61

Has a Wikipedia article in 61 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Honours and works

Awards

  • Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer1955
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1959
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society1965
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Oviedo1967
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Granada1967
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health1977
  • National Medal of Science1979
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Valencia1985
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Malaga1987
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of the Basque Country1988
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Valladolid1988
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Miami1989
  • Gold Medal of the Principality of Asturias1990
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela1991
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria1996
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Alicante

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