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Edward B. Lewis — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 20 May 1918 · Died: 21 July 2004 · Age at death: 86

How old was Edward B. Lewis when he died?

Edward B. Lewis died aged 86. He was born on 20 May 1918 and died on 21 July 2004.

Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who studied fruit fly mutations

Did you know?His pioneering research helped scientists understand how specific genes control the embryonic development of different body segments.

Edward Butts Lewis (May 20, 1918 – July 21, 2004) was an American geneticist, a corecipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to found the field of evolutionary developmental biology.

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Age at death: 86
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Born: May 20, 1918 · Wilkes-Barre, United States
Died: July 21, 2004
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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