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Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty

Life Sciences

Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty was an Indian American microbiologist noted for his work in directed evolution and for developing, while at General Electric, a genetically engineered organism using plasmid transfer. The patent dispute over that organism led to the landmark United States Supreme Court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty.

Facts
Birth Year
1938 1
Death Date
2020-07-10 1
Death Year
2020 1
Death Place
Illinois, United States 1
Nationality
British Raj 1
Nationality
Dominion of India 1
Nationality
India 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Sainthia, India 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
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1. Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2020-07-10T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2020-07-10T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): India
    Q668
  • P20 (place of death): Illinois, United States
    Q1204
  • P27 (country of citizenship): British Raj
    Q129286
  • P19 (place of birth): Sainthia, India
    Q740450
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Dominion of India
    Q1775277
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