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Hans Spemann

Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1935
Hans Spemann — Nobel Prize
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Medicine 1935
Born : 1869-06-27 — Stuttgart, Württemberg
Died : 1941-09-12
“for his discovery of the organizer effect in embryonic development”
Medicine · 1935
Hans Spemann, born on June 27, 1869, in Stuttgart, Württemberg, was a German biologist known for his contributions to embryology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the organizer effect in embryonic development. This discovery had a significant impact on the understanding of the developmental mechanisms of organisms. Spemann passed away on September 12, 1941.

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Who is Hans Spemann?
Hans Spemann, born on June 27, 1869, in Stuttgart, Württemberg, was a German biologist known for his contributions to embryology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the organizer effect in embryonic development. This discovery had a significant impact on the understanding of the developmental mechanisms of organisms. Spemann passed away on September 12, 1941.
In what year did Hans Spemann win the Nobel Prize?
1935 — Medicine
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