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Oliver Sacks

Oliver Wolf Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015).

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Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom

Date of Birth

7/9/1933

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

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Guggenheim Fellowship
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
 (2008 - )
Start Time
: 2008
George Polk Award
 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
Lewis Thomas Prize
 (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
Hawthornden Prize
 (1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
Oskar Pfister Award
 (1988)
Point in Time
: 1988
Emperor Has No Clothes Award
 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
Honorary Doctorate From the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
Bodley Medal
 (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003

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Place of Birth

Willesden

Occupation

Writer
Chemist
Physician Writer
Neurologist
Science Communicator
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Physician

Given Name

Oliver

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Letters
 (1996 - 2015)
Start Time
: 1996
End Time
: 2015
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Official Website

http://www.oliversacks.com/

Family Name

Sacks

Notable Work

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Awakenings

Educated At

The Queen's College
 (1951 - 1958)
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Start Time
: 1951
End Time
: 1958
St Paul's School
Hall School

Cause of Death

Liver Metastasis

Place of Death

Greenwich Village

Date of Death

8/30/2015

Medical Condition

Prosopagnosia
Ocular Melanoma
 (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001

Residence

New York City
 (1965 - )
Start Time
: 1965

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Work Location

New York City
 (1965 - )
Start Time
: 1965

Employer

Columbia University
 (2007 - 2012)
Start Time
: 2007
End Time
: 2012
Grossman School of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
University of Warwick
Yeshiva University

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Name in Native Language

Oliver Wolf Sacks

Field of Work

Neurology

Religion or Worldview

Atheism

Sex or Gender

Male

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Subject Named As
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Short Name

Oliver Sacks

Unmarried Partner

Bill Hayes
 (2009 - 2015)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject
Start Time
: 2009
End Time
: 2015
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