Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Sunday)
Died
Birthplace
Montreal, Canada
Nationality
Languages
English
Spouse
Ann M. Altman
Children
2 children
Education
Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Colorado Boulder
Zodiac Sign
♉ Taurus
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < Old English < Proto-West Germanic (*sīd)
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Sidney Altman: Canadian American molecular biologist (1939-2022).
Born in Montreal (died at age 82).
6 awards including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Studied at Columbia University.
AWARDS (6)
B
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
WON
B
Lomonosov Gold Medal
WON
G
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
WON
B
Rosenstiel Award
WON
Biography
Sidney Altman was a Canadian-American molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.
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