Gad Avigad (Hebrew גד אביגד; born 1930) is an Israeli biochemist.
Gad Avigad | |
|---|---|
גד אביגד | |
| Born | 1930 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Known for | Biochemistry research |
| Parent | Nahman Avigad (father) |
| Awards | Israel Prize in exact sciences (1957) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
Biography
editAvigad was born in 1930 in Jerusalem. At 17, he joined the ranks of the Palmach. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, receiving a doctorate in 1958.
Avigad was Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Hebrew University and, in 1967, moved to the United States and taught at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey.
Awards
editIn 1957, Avigad was awarded the Israel Prize, in exact sciences, jointly with Shlomo Hestrin and David Sidney Feingold, with whom he studied.[1]
Personal Life
editGad is the son of Israeli archeologist Nahman Avigad.
References
edit- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01.
See also
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