Robert Olby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRobert Olby
British historian
Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1933
Place of Birth: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Profession: historian
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Robert Olby
- Robert Cecil Olby (born in Beckenham on October 4, 1933) is a research professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Formerly Reader at the University of Leeds, UK, Robert Olby is a historian of 19th and 20th century biology, his specialist fields being genetics and molecular biology.
- With the assistance of Martin Packer, Olby completed an authorized biography of the late Francis Crick.
- It is entitled Francis Crick: Hunter of Life's Secrets, after an article in The New York Times on February 2, 1962.
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