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Oliver Sacks. Oliver Wolf Sacks (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. [2] Born in London, Sacks received his medical degree in 1958 from The Queen's College, Oxford, before moving to the United States, where he spent most of his career. He interned at Mount Zion Hospital in San ...
Oliver Sacks, neurologist and best-selling author was born in 1933 in London, England into a family of physicians and scientists (his mother was a surgeon and his father a general practitioner). He earned his medical degree at Oxford University (Queen’s College), and did residencies and fellowship work at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco and at UCLA.
Oct 4, 2024 · Oliver Sacks (born July 9, 1933, London, England—died August 30, 2015, New York, New York, U.S.) was a British neurologist and writer who won acclaim for his sympathetic case histories of patients with unusual neurological disorders. Sacks spent most of his childhood in London, though his parents (his father was a general practitioner and his ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Name: Oliver Wolf Sacks. Birth Year: 1933. Birth date: July 9, 1933. Birth City: London. Birth Country: England. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks has written ...
Pioneering neurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks — a self-described “philosophical physician” and “neuropathological Talmudist” — was one of the great observers of the human mind in the modern era. His writing captures the drama of medicine and science with the psychological precision and grace of a great literary stylist.
3 days ago · Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology. He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Gratitude and Everything In Its Place, a posthumous collection of essays published in 2019. The Audible original podcast series Radiant Minds: The World of Oliver Sacks, and Ric Burns’s award-winning ...
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Sep 23, 2024 · Oliver Sacks, who died in 2015, was a neurologist and the author of books including “Musicophilia,” “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” and “On the Move.” His work has inspired ...
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