Sara Hestrin-Lerner facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sara Hestrin-Lerner
|
|
|---|---|
Sara Hestrin-Lerner in 1950
|
|
| Born | May 18, 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
|
| Died | November 18, 2017 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Physiologist |
Sara Hestrin-Lerner (Hebrew: שרה הסטרין-לרנר) (May 18, 1918 – November 18, 2017) was a Canadian-born Israeli physiologist.
Biography
Hestrin-Lerner was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in May 1918. Aged 14, she emigrated with her parents to the then British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) in 1932. She studied zoology and received her doctorate in pathological physiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She died in November 2017 at the age of 99.
Awards
In 1955, Hestrin-Lerner was awarded the Israel Prize, for medical science. Hestrin-Lerner's brother, Shlomo Hestrin, was also awarded the Israel Prize, in exact sciences, in 1957.
See also
In Spanish: Sara Hestrin-Lerner para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Sara Hestrin-Lerner Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.