E. Donnall Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. Donnall Thomas

American hematologist

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1920

Place of Birth: Mart, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 20-Oct-2012

Profession: physician, physicist, university teacher, hematologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Edward Donnall "Don" Thomas (March 15, 1920 – October 20, 2012) was an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
In 1990 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E.
Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation.
Thomas and his wife and research partner Dottie Thomas developed bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia.