Otto Fritz Meyerhof
German biochemist (1884–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otto Fritz Meyerhof (German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈmaɪ̯ɐˌhoːf] ⓘ; 12 April 1884 – 6 October 1951) was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.[3][4]
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Born | (1884-04-12)12 April 1884 |
Died | 6 October 1951(1951-10-06) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Strasbourg University of Heidelberg University of Berlin |
Known for | Relationship between the consumption of oxygen and the metabolism of lactic acid in the muscle |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1922[1] Fellow of the Royal Society[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics and Biochemistry |
Institutions | University of Kiel |
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