Tyrrell, D. A. J.

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Tyrrell, D. A. J.
Other forms of name
Tyrrell, David A. J. (David Arthur John)
Tyrrell, David Arthur John
Date of birth
1925-06-19
Date of death
2005-05-02
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79488055
Wikidata: Q3018902
Library of congress: n 79121346
HAI10: 000282403
Sources of Information
  • His Common colds and related diseases, 1965.
  • Virus infections of the gastrointestinal tract, c1982:CIP t.p. (David A.J. Tyrrell) data s. (b. 6/19/25)

Wikipedia description:

David Arthur John Tyrrell (19 June 1925 – 2 May 2005) was a British virologist who was the director of the Common Cold Unit, which investigated viruses that caused common colds. He discovered the first human coronavirus (designated B814) in 1965. With June Almeida he made the first comparative study of human and chicken coronaviruses in 1967, and invented the name coronavirus in 1968.

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