Gad Avigad (Hebrew גד אביגד; born 1930) is an Israeli biochemist.

Gad Avigad
גד אביגד
Born1930
Jerusalem, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Known forBiochemistry research
ParentNahman Avigad (father)
AwardsIsrael Prize in exact sciences (1957)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Biography

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Avigad 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

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In 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

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Gad is the son of Israeli archeologist Nahman Avigad.

References

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  1. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01.

See also

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