Erwin Chargaff
American biochemist (1905–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erwin Chargaff (11 August 1905 – 20 June 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, Bucovinian Jew who emigrated to the United States during the Nazi era, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school.[1] He wrote a well-reviewed[2][3] autobiography, Heraclitean Fire: Sketches from a Life Before Nature.[4]
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Erwin Chargaff | |
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Born | (1905-08-11)11 August 1905 |
Died | 20 June 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 96) |
Nationality | American (since 1940) |
Education | Maximiliansgymnasium |
Alma mater | Vienna College of Technology (1924–1928) |
Known for | Chargaff's rules |
Spouse |
Vera Broido
(m. 1928; died 1995) |
Children | Thomas Chargaff |
Awards | Pasteur Medal (1949), National Medal of Science (1974) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | Yale University (1925–1930), University of Berlin (1930–1933), Pasteur Institute (1933–1934), Columbia University (1935–1974), Roosevelt Hospital (1974–1992) |
Doctoral advisor | Fritz Feigl |
Doctoral students | Seymour S. Cohen, Boris Magasanik |
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