Daniel Nathans

For people with similar names, see Daniel Nathan.
Daniel Nathans
Interim President of Johns Hopkins University
In office
June 1, 1995 – September 1, 1996
Preceded byWilliam C. Richardson
Succeeded byWilliam R. Brody
Personal details
Born(1928-10-30)October 30, 1928
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S
DiedNovember 16, 1999(1999-11-16) (aged 71)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S
SpouseJoanne Gomberg
ChildrenBenjamin Nathans (son)
EducationUniversity of Delaware (BS)
Washington University in St. Louis (MD)
AwardsNAS Award in Molecular Biology (1976)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978)
National Medal of Science (1993)

Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. Along with American researcher Hamilton Smith and Swiss researcher Werner Arber, he shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.

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