Author
Oliver Sacks
July 9, 1933 – August 30, 2015 · United Kingdom
Writer, Chemist, Physician writer, Neurologist, Science communicator, Screenwriter, University teacher, Physician
Titles on list
6
Total weeks
60
Peak rank
#3
Biography
- Born
- July 9, 1933 · Willesden
- Died
- August 30, 2015 · Greenwich Village
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- The Queen's College, St Paul's School, Hall School
Awards & Honours
- 1974Hawthornden Prize
- 1988Oskar Pfister Award
- 1993George Polk Award
- 2001Lewis Thomas Prize
- 2003Bodley Medal
- 2005Emperor Has No Clothes Award
- 2013Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
On the Bestseller Lists
6 titles
GRATITUDE
Oliver Sacks
GRATITUDE
#11 · 9 wks
ON THE MOVE
Oliver Sacks
ON THE MOVE
#9 · 3 wks
HALLUCINATIONS
Oliver Sacks
HALLUCINATIONS
#7 · 2 wks
MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks
MUSICOPHILIA
#7 · 12 wks
AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS
Oliver Sacks
AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS
#6 · 8 wks
THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT
Oliver Sacks
THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT
#3 · 26 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).