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George Emil Palade

Romanian cell biologist, physician and Nobel laureate (1912–2008)

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George Emil Palade (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe eˈmil paˈlade] ; November 19, 1912 – October 7, 2008) was a Romanian-American cell biologist. In 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in electron microscopy and cell fractionation which together laid the foundations of modern molecular cell biology, the most notable discovery being the ribosomes of the endoplasmic reticulum – which he first described in 1955.

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Born
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Place of birth
Iași wd
Died
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Place of death
Del Mar wd
Citizenship
Romania, United States wd
Occupation
physician, cell biologist, chemist, inventor, university teacher, physicist wd
Education
University of Bucharest, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College wd
Spouse
Marilyn Farquhar wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1966)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1967)
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1970)
  • Dickson Prize in Science (1972)
  • E. B. Wilson Medal (1981)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1984)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI (1984)
  • Schleiden Medal (1985)
  • National Medal of Science (1986)
  • Order of the Star of Romania (2007)
  • Sterling Professor
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna

About

Palade also received the U.S. National Medal of Science in Biological Sciences for "pioneering discoveries of a host of fundamental, highly organized structures in living cells" in 1986, and was previously elected a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1961. In 1968 he was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (HonFRMS) and in 1984 he became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS).

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When was George Emil Palade born?
George Emil Palade was born on 19 November 1912 in Iași.
Where did George Emil Palade study?
George Emil Palade was educated at University of Bucharest, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu National College.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): George Emil Palade · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q219718 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: RO033-16.jpg by Post of Romania (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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