George Emil Palade
Romanian-American biologist
George Emil Palade ForMemRS HonFRMS was a Romanian-American cell biologist. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine along with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. Wikipedia
Born: November 19, 1912, Iași, Romania
Died: October 7, 2008 (age 95 years), Del Mar, CA
Spouse: Marilyn Farquhar (m. 1970–2008) and Irina Malaxa (m. 1946–1969)
Education: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (1930–1940), Colegiul National "B.P. Hasdeu" Buzau, and University of Bucharest
Parents: Ioan Emil Palade and Constanta Cantemir-Palade
Awards: Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1966), Canada Gairdner International Award (1967), Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1970), and more
Siblings: Constanta Palade and Adriana Palade