Otto Fritz Meyerhof | |
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Born | April 12, 1884 |
Died | October 6, 1951 (aged 67) |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | German, American |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Physiology |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1922) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Institutions | Kiel University, Kiel, Germany |
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.