Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

1922 - 2018

country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy

languages spoken, written or signed: Italian, English

educated at: University of Pavia, University of Turin

occupation: population geneticist, biologist, anthropologist, geneticist, university teacher

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Balzan Prize, Kistler Prize, Catalonia International Prize, International Prize by Fyssen Foundation, William Allan Award, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Mendel medal, Bressa Prize, honorary doctorate from the University of Parma, docteur honoris causa de l'université de Calabre, Huxley Memorial Medal

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (pronounced [luˈiːdʒi ˈluːka kaˈvalli ˈsfɔrtsa]; 25 January 1922 – 31 August 2018) was an Italian geneticist. He was a population geneticist who taught at the University of Parma, the University of Pavia and then at Stanford University. Source: Wikipedia (en)