Sir Peter Brian Medawar OM CH CBE FRS was a British biologist and writer, whose works on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance have been fundamental to the medical practice of tissue and organ transplants. For his... Wikipedia
Born: February 28, 1915, Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: October 2, 1987 (age 72 years), London, United Kingdom
Education: University of Oxford, Marlborough College, and Magdalen College
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Copley Medal
Nationality: Brazilian and British
Grandchild: Alex Garland
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