Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks was born on July 9, 1933, in Willesden, United Kingdom . He held citizenship in the United Kingdom . Sacks was educated at The Hall School, Hampstead, St Paul's School, London, and The Queen's College, Oxford . He spent a significant portion of his life in New York City .

Oliver Sacks was a writer, chemist, physician writer, and screenwriter . His most notable works include "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and "Awakenings" book . He passed away on August 30, 2015, in New York City .