Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1974) Winner
Oliver Wolf Sacks
オリバー・サックス
Orivā Sakkusu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-07-09 （London）
- Died
- 2015-08-30 （New York City） age 82
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- London → Oxford → San Francisco → New York
Career
- Occupations
- neurologist, writer, physician, professor
- Active Years
- 1958-2015
- Affiliations
- New York University, Columbia University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
- Influenced By
- A. R. Luria
- Influenced
- Clinical writers in neurology
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | Physiology and Biology | The Queen's College | BA, BM BCh | 1951-1958 | United Kingdom |
University of Oxford
Physiology and Biology
/ The Queen's College
Degree:
BA, BM BCh
Period:
1951-1958
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United Kingdom
Medical degree obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Lewis Thomas Prize | — | — | Rockefeller University | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2008
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Lewis Thomas Prize
2001
Organization:
Rockefeller University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Awakenings
1973 Non-fictionTreatment of post-encephalitic patients
neurological disordershumanity
Adaptations
- [Film] Awakenings / Penny Marshall (1990)
Translations
- Over 25 languages
Bibliography
- Migraine (1970)
- Awakenings (1973)
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1985)
Adaptations
- Awakenings (film)
Translations of Works
- Translated into over 25 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clinical anecdotesnarrative case histories
- Recurring Motifs
- neurological disorderspatient adaptation
Health
-
Prosopagnosia生涯Face blindness
-
Uveal melanoma2006-2015Right eye blindness, liver metastases leading to death
Legacy
Poet laureate of contemporary medicine, bridging neurology and literature
Archives
- New York Public Library
In Popular Culture
- Brilliant Minds (TV series)
Quotes
-
Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.
Source: My Own Life (2015)
Trivia
- Suffered from prosopagnosia
- Avid swimmer and weightlifter
- Never became US citizen