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Sir Peter Brian Medawar OM CBE FRS (/ˈmɛdəwər/; 28 February 1915 – 2 October 1987) was a British biologist born in Brazil, whose work on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance was fundamental to the practice of tissue and organ transplants. He was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet. For his works he is regarded as the "father of transplantation". He is remembered for his wit in real life and popular writings.

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rdfs:comment	Sir Peter Brian Medawar OM CBE FRS (/ˈmɛdəwər/; 28 February 1915 – 2 October 1987) was a British biologist born in Brazil, whose work on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance was fundamental to the practice of tissue and organ transplants. He was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet. For his works he is regarded as the "father of transplantation". He is remembered for his wit in real life and popular writings.
foaf:name	Medawar, Sir Peter Sir Peter Medawar
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dc:description	Scientist
alma mater	University of Oxford
award	The President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge dbpedia:Kalinga_Prize The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine dbpedia:Copley_Medal dbpedia:Michael_Faraday_Prize dbpedia:Royal_Medal
birth date	1915-02-28(xsd:dateTime)
birth name	Peter Brian Medawar
birth place	Brazil Município de Petrópolis Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
birth year	1915-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1987-10-02(xsd:dateTime)
death year	1987-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
doctoral student	Billingham, Rupert E Avrion Mitchison
field	dbpedia:Zoology dbpedia:Immunology
influenced by	John Zachary Young, Florey, Howard Walter
spouse	Medawar, Jean
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peter_Brian_Medawar.jpg?width=300
is academic advisor of	Anne McLaren
is award of	Morris, Peter
is doctoral advisor of	Billingham, Rupert E Avrion Mitchison
is influenced of	Popper, Karl Raimund Colebrook, Leonard

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