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Fritz Albert Lipmann

German-American biochemist · Germany · On the map · Academics · Lived 1899 to 1986 · aged 87

Fritz Albert Lipmann was a German-American biochemist and a co-discoverer in 1945 of coenzyme A. For this, together with other research on coenzyme A, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953.

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1986Died24 July 19861966Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward1962Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1953Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward1947Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Aix-MarseilleAward1899Born12 June 1899

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Awards

National Medal of Science1966
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1966
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1962
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1953
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Aix-Marseille1947
Humboldt Prize
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Humboldt Research Fellowship

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1986 · aged 87