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Peter Brian Medawar

nobel prize for medicine


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Peter Brian Medawar
Full Name
of the recipient		Peter Brian Medawar
AwardNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year of Award1960
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withSir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award		for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance
Affiliation
at the Time of Award		University College, London, United Kingdom
Place of BirthRio de Janeiro, Brazil BRA
Date of Birth28 February 1915
Age
at the time of Award		44 years
Place of DeathLondon, United Kingdom GBR
Date of Death2 October 1987
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