Alfred Mirsky
Alfred Mirsky | |
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Mirsky in 1935 | |
| Born | Alfred Ezra Mirsky October 17, 1900 New York |
| Died | June 10, 1974 (aged 73) New York |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Proving the concept of DNA as the hereditary material |
| Spouse(s) | Reba Paeff (d. 1966), Sonia Wohl (m. 1967) |
| Children | Reba Goodman, Jonathan Mirsky |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University, California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Lawrence J. Henderson |
| Other academic advisors | Alfred E. Cohn, Linus Pauling |
Alfred Ezra Mirsky (October 17, 1900, New York – June 19, 1974, New York) was an American pioneer in molecular biology.