Oswald Avery
Canadian-American physician
Oswald Theodore Avery Jr. was a Canadian-American physician and medical researcher. The major part of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Hospital in New York City. Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1877, Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada
Died: February 20, 1955 (age 77 years), Nashville, TN
Known for: Avery–MacLeod–McCarty experiment; DNA transmits heredity
Partner: Alphonse Dochez
Education: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (1900–1904), Colgate University (1896–1900), and Columbia University
Parents: Joseph Francis Avery and Elizabeth Crowdy
Awards: Copley Medal (1945) and Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1947)