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Rita Levi-Montalcini

Life Sciences

Rita Levi-Montalcini was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).

Facts
Birth Year
1909 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1909-04-22 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2012-12-30 2
Death Year
2012 1
Death Place
Rome, Italy 1
Nationality
Italy 1
Nationality
Kingdom of Italy 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Turin, Italy 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Medicine 1
Field (category)
Neuroscience 1
Connections

Associated With

Stanley Cohen, Scientists

Shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nerve growth factor; Levi-Montalcini's own lead names him her research "colleague", not merely a co-laureate, so treated as a working collaboration.

Additional Source Rita Levi-Montalcini (Wikipedia)Lead section, Rita Levi-Montalcini

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1. Rita Levi-Montalcini (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2012-12-30T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Rome, Italy
    Q220
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Kingdom of Italy
    Q172579
  • P19 (place of birth): Turin, Italy
    Q495
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Italy
    Q38
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2. Rita Levi-Montalcini (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (Wikipedia plaintext extract)
    was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
  • Infobox, Born
    22 April 1909
  • Infobox, Died
    30 December 2012
  • Associated With: Stanley Cohen, Lead section, Rita Levi-Montalcini
    She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
  • Works In: Neuroscience, Lead sentence
    Rita Levi-Montalcini (born Rita Levi; 22 April 1909-30 December 2012) was an Italian neurobiologist.
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