Lewis Wolpert

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Lewis Wolpert was a South African-born British developmental biologist and author known for his influential work on embryology, science communication, and outspoken views on religion and philosophy.

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instanceOf developmental biologist
human
science communicator
awardReceived Anatomical Society Prize
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Michael Faraday Prize
RSL Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction
citizenship South Africa
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Union of South Africa
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1929-10-19
dateOfDeath 2021-01-28
educatedAt Imperial College London
University of the Witwatersrand
employer King's College London
University College London
familyName Wolpert
fieldOfWork cell biology
developmental biology
embryology
science communication
givenName Lewis
hasOccupation biologist
broadcaster
university teacher
writer
knownFor French flag model of pattern formation
atheist views on religion
positional information concept in developmental biology
public engagement with science
writings on philosophy of science
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Academia Europaea
Royal Society
notableWork Developmental Biology: A Very Short Introduction
How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells
Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depression
Principles of Development
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
The Triumph of the Embryo
placeOfBirth Johannesburg
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
placeOfResidence London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Chair of the Committee for the Public Understanding of Science
Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine at University College London
religiousBelief atheism
sexOrGender male

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