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Carl Richard Woese (/ˈwoʊz/; July 15, 1928 – December 30, 2012) was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese is famous for defining the Archaea (a new domain or kingdom of life) in 1977 by phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique pioneered by Woese which revolutionized the discipline of microbiology. He was also the originator of the RNA world hypothesis in 1967, although not by that name. He held the Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair and was professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Woese Carl Richard (full name)
Birth date	July 15, 1928
Birth name	Carl Richard Woese
Birth place	Syracuse New York
Citizenship	United States
Date of death	December 30, 2012
Place of death	Urbana Illinois
Residence	Urbana Illinois
Education	Amherst College
Known for	Archaea

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