What is Leonard Hayflick?
{{Infobox scientist | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|5|20}} | birth_place = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|8|1|1928|5|20}} | death_place = [[Sea Ranch, California]], U.S. | other_names = | known_for = {{Plainlist| * Discovering the [[Hayflick limit]] * [[WI-38]] cell strain * [[Vaccine]] Production * [[Cell culture]] * [[Aging research]]}} | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * [[University of Pennsylvania]] (PhD)}} | workplaces = {{Plainlist| * [[Wistar Institute]] * [[University of Pennsylvania]] * [[Stanford University School of Medicine]] * [[University of Florida]] * [[UCSF School of Medicine]]}} | field = {{Plainlist| * [[Biochemistry]] * [[Biophysics]] * [[Cell Biology]] * [[Enzymology]] * [[Genetics]] * [[Molecular Biology]]}} }} '''Leonard Hayflick''' (May 20, 1928 &ndash; August 1, 2024) was an American biologist and professor. He discovered the [[Hayflick limit]] and [[Cell culture|Cell culturing]]. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Hayflick died in [[Sea Ranch, California]] on August 1, 2024, at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonard Hayflick |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/leonard-hayflick-obituary?pid=207364352 |website=Legacy |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayflick, Leonard}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:University of California faculty]] [[Category:American biologists]] [[Category:Educators from Philadelphia]] [[Category:Scientists from Philadelphia]] [[Category:American academics]] {{US-bio-stub}}