# Howard Martin Temin

_American geneticist_

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> Howard Martin Temin was an American geneticist and virologist. He discovered reverse transcriptase in the 1970s at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for which he shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Renato Dulbecco and David Baltimore.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 December 1934 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Philadelphia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P19))
- **Died:** 9 February 1994 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P570))
- **Place of death:** Madison ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P27))
- **Occupation:** virologist; geneticist; biochemist; physician; university teacher; biologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P106))
- **Education:** California Institute of Technology; Swarthmore College; University of Wisconsin–Madison ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P69))
- **Awards:** Leopold Griffuel Prize; NAS Award in Molecular Biology; Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Canada Gairdner International Award; AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; National Medal of Science ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536#P166))

## Questions

**When was Howard Martin Temin born?**  
Howard Martin Temin was born on 10 December 1934 in Philadelphia.

**Where did Howard Martin Temin study?**  
Howard Martin Temin was educated at California Institute of Technology, Swarthmore College, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Howard Martin Temin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Martin_Temin) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q243536](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243536) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Howard Martin Temin 1975.jpg by Associated Press (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_Martin_Temin_1975.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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