Daniel Carleton Gajdusek Net Worth

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek was a physician and Nobel Prize-winning scientist born in Yonkers, NY on September 9, 1923. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976 for his work in the field of virology and infectious diseases. Gajdusek's research focused on the transmission of diseases between humans and animals, and he was the first to discover the cause of a rare neurological disorder known as kuru.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 9, 1923
Birth Place Yonkers, NY
Age 97 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 12, 2008 (age 85)
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $3.1 billion (2024)

About

Physician and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Before Fame

He graduated from the University of Rochester and received his M.D. from Harvard University.

Trivia

He was charged and convicted on child molestation charges in 1996.

Family Life

He was born in Yonkers, but lived out the last decade of his life in self-imposed exile in Europe after his conviction.

Associated With

Gajudsek was the recipient of the prize established by Alfred Nobel.