Science · 1909–1975

Edward Lawrie Tatum — Age & Birthday

Born: 14 December 1909 · Died: 5 November 1975 · Age at death: 65

How old was Edward Lawrie Tatum when he died?

Edward Lawrie Tatum died aged 65. He was born on 14 December 1909 and died on 5 November 1975.

Geneticist who shared a Nobel Prize for showing how genes control metabolism

Did you know?He worked with George Beadle to prove the one gene, one enzyme hypothesis using experiments on bread mould.

Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism.

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Age at death: 65
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Years since death: 50

Born: December 14, 1909 · Boulder, United States
Died: November 5, 1975
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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Father: Arthur Lawrie Tatum

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