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Thomas Hunt Morgan
| Full Name of the recipient | Thomas Hunt Morgan |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 1933 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Lexington, KY, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 25 September 1866 |
| Age at the time of Award | 66 years |
| Place of Death | Pasadena, CA, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 4 December 1945 |
