Jens Christian Skou

Danish chemist (1918-2018)

  • Fame53.1
  • Momentum1.2
  • Wikipedia848
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Lived 1918–2018, aged 100
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  • Wikipedia
    57 languages
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  • Era
    1918–2018
    Aged 100
  • Awards
    5
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-12

A Danish biochemist who earned the Nobel Prize — quietly shaping how we understand the machinery inside every cell.

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Jens Christian Skou was born on 8 October 1918 in Denmark. He trained as a biochemist and spent decades working in a field most people never see: the molecular pumps that keep cells alive. That work eventually brought him the Nobel Prize. He lived a century, dying on 28 May 2018, his name attached to discoveries that underpin modern biology.

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