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Albert Szent-Györgyi

Albert Szent-Györgyi

September 16, 1893 –October 22, 1986

Biochemist, Chemist, Politician, Physician, University teacher, Peace activist

Lived 93 years

Born in
Budapest
Passed away in
Woods Hole

Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre; September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering many of the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle and the molecular basis of muscle contraction.

Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Corvin Wreath, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris, August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal, Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, honorary doctor of Caen University Education: Fitzwilliam College, Semmelweis University, Erzsébet University, Eötvös Loránd University

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Szent-Gy%C3%B6rgyi