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| Otto Fritz Meyerhof | |
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| Born | April 12, 1884 Hannover, Germany |
| Died | October 6, 1951 (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Citizenship | German, American |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Kiel University, Kiel, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Known for | Physiology |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1922) |
Otto Fritz Meyerhof (April 12, 1884 - October 6, 1951) was a German doctor and biochemist of Jewish descent.[1] He won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for finding out how oxygen makes chemical changes in lactic acid in muscles.[2]
In 1940, Meyerhof fled to the United States, where he continued his academic career.
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References
- ↑ "Biography of Otto Fritz Meyerhof". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1922/meyerhof-bio.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1922". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1922/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
