Neal L. First
{{Short description|American biologist}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|10|8}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|11|20|1930|10|8}}
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| nationality = American
| field = Animal genetics
| alma_mater = Michigan State University
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| known_for = Animal genetics
| prizes = Wolf Prize in Agriculture
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Neal Lloyd First (October 8, 1930 – November 20, 2014) was an American biologist.{{cite web|title=Neal L. First|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/46116.html|website=National Academy of Sciences|accessdate=12 June 2015}}
Birth and education
Awards and honors
Neal L. First received several awards. He received the Animal Science Morrison Award, the Upjohn Research Award, the Society for the Study of Reproduction Research Award, the National Association of Animal Breeders Research Award and the Von Humboldt Award. In 1996/7, he received the Wolf Prize in Agriculture "for his pioneering research in the reproductive biology of livestock".{{cite web | url = https://wolffund.org.il/2018/12/10/neal-l-first/ | title = Neal L. First - Wolf Foundation | website = Wolf Foundation | accessdate = September 8, 2020}} He was at the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison when he received the prize.
He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Personal life
First died on November 20, 2014, from cancer.{{cite web|title=In memoriam: Neal L. First, pioneer in reproductive physiology|url=http://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2014/11/24/in-memoriam-neal-l-first-pioneering-scientist-in-genetics-and-agriculture/|website=University of Wisconsin college of Agriculture and Life Sciences|via=ecals.cals.wisc.edu|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web | url = http://www.northwestern.edu/science-outreach/cloning/first.html | title = Human Cloning Symposium - Neal First, Ph.D. | website = The Science and Ethics of Human Cloning | publisher = Northwestern University | accessdate= September 8, 2020}}
- [http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/first-neal.pdf R. Michael Roberts and John J. Parrish, "Neal L. First", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)]
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Category:Michigan State University alumni
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences