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Nathan Sharon

1925 – 2011

Israeli biochemist

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About Nathan Sharon

Lived 1925 – 2011 (aged 85). Nathan Sharon was an Israeli biochemist, biologist, physician and chemist.

Nathan Sharon (; November 1925 – 17 June 2011 ) was an Israeli biochemist.

Biography Sharon was born in 1925 in Brest-Litovsk, then part of Poland (now Brest, Belarus). He emigrated to Mandate Palestine with his family in 1934 and settled in Tel Aviv. Concurrent with his high school studies, Sharon joined the Gadna military youth program in 1941, and following his graduation from school, in 1943, he joined the Palmach, serving until 1945.

In 1992, he was elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Honours and awards Sharon received numerous honorary degrees and awards including: 1987: Weizmann Prize for Sciences. 1987: Honorary doctorate from the University of Paris. 1994: Israel Prize in biochemistry.

Family Sharon married Rachel (Itzikson) in 1948 and has two daughters, Esther (Esty) Sharon, and Osnat Bairey.

Selected works Sharon published over 400 papers in international scientific journals and wrote or edited eight books in English and Hebrew. His published works include: Lectins, co-authored with Halina Lis (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003 (2nd edition)).

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Awards
Israel Prize; Bijvoet Medal; Honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Nathan Sharon's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Nathan Sharon?

Israeli biochemist (1925-2011)

When was Nathan Sharon born?

Nathan Sharon was born on 4 November 1925 in Brest.

When did Nathan Sharon die?

Nathan Sharon died on 17 June 2011 in Israel.

What was Nathan Sharon's occupation?

Nathan Sharon was a biochemist, biologist, physician and chemist.

What nationality was Nathan Sharon?

Nathan Sharon was Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nathan Sharon

· Wikidata: Q499811

· DBpedia: Nathan Sharon

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