Carl Woese
American microbiologist and biophysicist
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Carl Woese was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese is famous for defining the Archaea in 1977 through a pioneering phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique that has revolutionized microbiology. He also originated the... Wikipedia
Born: July 15, 1928, Syracuse, NY
Died: December 30, 2012 (age 84 years), Urbana, IL
Known for: Discovery of Archaea
Education: Yale University (1953), Amherst College (1950), and Deerfield Academy
Spouse: Gabriella Woese (m. 1953–2012)
Parents: Carl Frank and Gertrude Nadler Woese
Awards: Leeuwenhoek Medal (1992), Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology (1995), National Medal of Science (2000), and more