Back ألفرد هيرشي Arabic Alfred Day Hershey AST آلفرد هرشی AZB Алфрэд Хершы Byelorussian Алфред Хърши Bulgarian Alfred Hershey Catalan ئەلفرێد ھێرشی CKB Alfred Hershey Czech Alfred Day Hershey German Άλφρεντ Χέρσεϊ Greek
Alfred Hershey | |
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| Born | Alfred Day Hershey December 4, 1908 Owosso, Michigan, US |
| Died | May 22, 1997 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Known for | Proof of DNA as genetic material of life |
| Awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1958) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bacteriology, genetics, DNA |
| Institutions | Washington University School of Medicine |
Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist.