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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1970s (104) 1978 (11) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1920s (114) 1928 (8) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth North America (290) United States (268) Middle Atlantic states (45) Delaware (1) Wilmington (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1990s (82) 1999 (8) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death North America (223) United States (214) Middle Atlantic states (25) Maryland (6) Baltimore (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name A-D (182) D (34) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) N (23) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name A-D (94) D (19) Daniel (7) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Judaism (160) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 50 - 59 (231) 51 (21) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Asia (244) Middle East (197) Israel (197) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens North America (328) United States (307) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University North America (309) United States (303) Middle Atlantic states (33) Maryland (6) Baltimore (5) Johns Hopkins University (5) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Asia (71) Middle East (20) Israel (20) Rehovot (6) Weizmann Institute of Science (6) Short-term academic staff (5) North America (529) United States (521) Middle Atlantic states (178) Maryland (46) Baltimore (36) Johns Hopkins University (36) Long-term academic staff (14) Midwestern states (201) Missouri (24) St. Louis (24) Washington University (24) Alumni (4) Northeastern states (374) New York (216) New York City (168) Columbia University (96) Short-term academic staff (38) Rockefeller University (36) Alumni (3) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards M-N (333) N (205) NAS Award in Molecular Biology (14) National Medal of Science (101) complete name: Daniel Nathans nobel prize: medicine award year: 1978 together with: Hamilton Smith together with: Werner Arber prize share: Prize share: 1/3 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978 was awarded jointly to Werner Arber, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton O. Smith "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Daniel family name: Nathans occupation: biochemist field of work: microbiology work location: Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21218-2688, United States of America description: Daniel Nathans was an American microbiologist. He is perhaps best known for being a recipient of the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for the discovery of restriction enzymes. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1978/summary/> date birth: 1928 date death: 1999 usual name: Daniel Nathans