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Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt

Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1937
Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt — Nobel Prize
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Medicine 1937
Born : 1893-09-16 — Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died : 1986-10-22
“for his discoveries in connection with the biological combustion processes, with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid”
Medicine · 1937
Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt, born on September 16, 1893, in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian physician and biochemist. He is best known for his work on vitamin C and biological combustion processes. In 1937, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries related to these processes, particularly concerning fumaric acid. Szent-Györgyi passed away on October 22, 1986.

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Who is Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt?
Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt, born on September 16, 1893, in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian physician and biochemist. He is best known for his work on vitamin C and biological combustion processes. In 1937, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries related to these processes, particularly concerning fumaric acid. Szent-Györgyi passed away on October 22, 1986.
In what year did Albert von Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt win the Nobel Prize?
1937 — Medicine
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