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Rita Levi-Montalcini (US: LAY-vee MOHN-tahl-CHEE-nee, LEV-ee -, LEE-vee MON-təl-, Italian: [ˈriːta ˈlɛːvi montalˈtʃiːni]; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life. This honor was given due to her significant scientific contributions. On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate to reach the age of 100, and the event was feted with a party at Rome's City Hall.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1909-04-22
Deathday2012-12-30 (103 years old)
Birth PlaceTurin, Italy
ReligionJudaism
SiblingsGino Levi-Montalcini, Paola Levi-Montalcini
RelativesEugenia Sacerdote de Lustig
CitizenshipsItaly, United States, Kingdom of Italy
ResidencesUnited States of America, United States of America, United States, United States
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Feltrinelli Prize, National Medal of Science, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Rosenstiel Award, Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Ralph W. Gerard Prize, Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art, Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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