Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov
Native name	Russian: Айзек Азимов, romanized: Aizek Azimov
Born	c. January 2, 1920[a] Petrovichi, Klimovichskiy Uyezd, Russian SFSR
Died	April 6, 1992(1992-04-06) (aged 72) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, professor of biochemistry
Citizenship	Russian (early years), American
Education	Bachelor of Science, 1939 Master of Arts, 1941 Doctor of Philosophy, 1948
Alma mater	Columbia University
Genre	Science fiction (hard SF, social SF), mystery
Subject	Popular science, science textbooks, essays, literary criticism
Literary movement	Golden Age of Science Fiction
Years active	1939–1992
Spouse	Gertrude Blugerman ​ ​ (m. 1942; div. 1973)​ Janet Opal Jeppson ​ ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	2
Signature
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Boston University
Thesis	The kinetics of the reaction inactivation of tyrosinase during its catalysis of the aerobic oxidation of catechol (1948)
Doctoral advisor	Charles Reginald Dawson
Other academic advisors	Robert Elderfield (post-doctoral)

Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920^[a] – April 6, 1992) was a writer of science fiction.^[1] He was also a biochemist with a PhD from Columbia University.
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1. ↑ Isaac Asimov on IMDb