What year did Salvador Luria become a naturalized U.S. citizen?
1947
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In 1947, Salvador Luria became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Luria, a renowned microbiologist, fled Italy in 1938 due to the rise of fascism and anti-Semitism. He settled in the United States, where he made significant contributions to the field of genetics. His research on bacteriophages earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969.
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