Carl Woese

Carl Woese
Carl Woese in February 2004
Born	(1928-07-15)July 15, 1928 Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2012(2012-12-30) (aged 84) Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of death	Pancreatic cancer[1]
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Amherst College Yale University
Known for	Archaea
Awards	Leeuwenhoek Medal (1992) Selman A. Waksman Award (1995) National Medal of Science (2000) Crafoord Prize (2003)
Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology
Institutions	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Carl Richard Woese ^[2] (July 15, 1928 – December 30, 2012) was an American microbiologist and biophysicist.

1. ↑ "Carl R. Woese: 1928 – 2012". The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2012-12-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
2. ↑ /ˈwoʊz/: Say How? A pronunciation guide to names of public figures