# George Smith

_Nobel prize winning US chemist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> George Pearson Smith is an American biologist and Nobel laureate. He is a Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, US.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 March 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Norwalk ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; biochemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017#P106))
- **Education:** Harvard University; Haverford College; Phillips Academy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017#P166))

## Questions

**When was George Smith born?**  
George Smith was born on 10 March 1941 in Norwalk.

**Where did George Smith study?**  
George Smith was educated at Harvard University, Haverford College, Phillips Academy.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): George Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Smith_(chemist)) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q56868017](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56868017) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: George Smith EM1B5987 (31295398907).jpg by Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Smith_EM1B5987_(31295398907).jpg)

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