Lewis Thomas

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Lewis Thomas
Born(1913-11-25)November 25, 1913
Flushing, New York, US
DiedDecember 3, 1993(1993-12-03) (aged 80)
Manhattan, New York, US
Alma materPrinceton University, Harvard Medical School
AwardsNational Book Award (3)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, science writer, academic administration
InstitutionsTulane University School of Medicine

Lewis Thomas (November 25, 1913 – December 3, 1993) was an American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and biologist. He was a longtime contributor to The New England Journal of Medicine, and his essays were collected in several books. He received National Book Award in Arts and Letters and The Sciences for The Lives of a Cell.

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