Seymour Benzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Seymour Benzer

American geneticist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1921

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Nov-2007

Profession: physicist, university teacher, geneticist, biophysicist, behavior geneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Seymour Benzer (October 15, 1921 – November 30, 2007) was an American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist.
His career began during the molecular biology revolution of the 1950s, and he eventually rose to prominence in the fields of molecular and behavioral genetics.
He led a productive genetics research lab both at Purdue University and as the James G.
Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology.