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Gad Avigad | |
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גד אביגד | |
| Born | 1930 (age 95–96) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Known for | Biochemistry research |
| Parent | Nahman Avigad (father) |
| Awards | Israel Prize in exact sciences (1957) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Workplaces | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
Gad Avigad (Hebrew: גד אביגד; born 1930) is an Israeli biochemist.
Biography
[edit]Avigad was born in 1930 in Jerusalem. He studied at the Hebrew University High School.[1] 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
[edit]In 1957, Avigad was awarded the Israel Prize, in exact sciences, jointly with Shlomo Hestrin and David Sidney Feingold, with whom he studied.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Gad is the son of Israeli archeologist Nahman Avigad.
References
[edit]- ↑ "הוקרה ופרסים". בית הספר התיכון ליד האוניברסיטה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01.
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