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Oliver Wolf Sacks CBE FRCP (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. Born in London, Sacks received his medical degree in 1958 from The Queen's College, Oxford , before moving to the United States, where he spent most of his career.
Feb 12, 2024 · Dr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology. He is the author of many books, including Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Gratitude and Everything In Its Place.
Oliver Sacks is best known for his books of case histories such as The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia, An Anthropologist on Mars, and Awakenings.
Jul 5, 2024 · Oliver Sacks (born July 9, 1933, London, England—died August 30, 2015, New York, New York, U.S.) was a British neurologist and writer who won acclaim for his sympathetic case histories of patients with unusual neurological disorders.
Apr 9, 2021 · When neurologist Oliver Sacks died in 2015, he left behind a legacy of more than a half-century of exploration into the inner workings of the human mind.
In this tender and joyous memoir, Oliver Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions—weightlifting and swimming—also drives his cerebral passions. READ MORE
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction,...
Aug 30, 2015 · Oliver Wolf Sacks, CBE, was a British neurologist residing in the United States, who has written popular books about his patients, the most famous of which is Awakenings, which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a 1985 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks describing the case histories of some of his patients. Sacks chose the title of the book from the case study of one of his patients who has visual agnosia, a
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact.
