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Author photo. Paul Kalanithi at the Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2014. (Norbert von der Groeben/Stanford Hospital and Clinics)

Paul Kalanithi at the Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2014. (Norbert von der Groeben/Stanford Hospital and Clinics)

Paul Kalanithi (1977–2015)

Author of When Breath Becomes Air

Includes the names: Paul Kalanlthi, Paul Kalathini, Pauk Kalanithi, Kalanithi Paul

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Date of birth
1977-04-01
Date of death
2015-03-09
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Place of death
Stanford, California, USA
Cause of death
lung cancer
Places of residence
Kingman, Arizona, USA
Westchester, New York, USA
Education
Stanford University (BA - Human Biology, BA - English Literature, MA - English Literature)
University of Cambridge (MPhil - History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine)
Yale University (MD)
Occupations
neurosurgeon
essayist
memoirist
Relationships
Kalanithi, Lucy (wife)
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