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Alexander Oparin

Life Sciences

Alexander Ivanovich Oparin (2 March 1894 to 21 April 1980) was a Soviet biochemist notable for his theories about the origin of life and for his book The Origin of Life.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1894 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1894-03-02 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1980-04-21 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1980 1
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Abiogenesis, Theories
Additional Source Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Oparin)
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1. Alexander Oparin (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Alexander Ivanovich Oparin (2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1894-21 April 1980) was a Soviet biochemist notable for his theories about the origin of life and for his book The Origin of Life.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 2 March 1894
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 2 March 1894
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 21 April 1980
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 21 April 1980
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Abiogenesis (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Abiogenesis, A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Oparin)
Quote, Proposed: Abiogenesis, A warm little pond primordial soup section (edge: proposed-by, Oparin)
Alexander Oparin in 1924 and J. B. S. Haldane in 1929 proposed that the earliest cells slowly self-organized from a primordial soup, the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis.
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