Colwell

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American scientist family name microbiologist person surname

Colwell is a surname most notably associated with Rita R. Colwell, an influential American microbiologist and former director of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Aliases (2)
  • Rita R. Colwell ×30
  • Colwell (namesake) ×1
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American scientist →
family name →
microbiologist →
person →
surname →
awardReceived AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize →
National Medal of Science →
Stockholm Water Prize →
birthName Rita Rossi →
citizenship United States →
educatedAt Purdue University →
University of Washington →
Woodrow Wilson College of Liberal Arts at LSU →
employer Johns Hopkins University →
National Science Foundation →
University of Maryland →
familyName Colwell →
fieldOfWork infectious disease →
marine microbiology →
microbiology →
givenName Rita →
hasNotableBearer Rita R. Colwell →
hasRole science administrator →
university professor →
hasSpouse Jack Colwell →
knownFor research on Vibrio cholerae →
research on cholera →
work on climate and infectious disease →
languageOfOrigin English →
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences →
National Academy of Sciences (United States) →
nationality United States →
positionHeld Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation →
sexOrGender female →
usedInCountry United Kingdom →
United States →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rita R. Colwell →
Rita R. Colwell →
familyName
Rita R. Colwell →
hasFamilyName
Colwell Playhouse ("Colwell (namesake)") →
namedAfter
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