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Szent-Györgyi

Albert Szent-Györgyi
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Albert Szent-Györgyi at the time of his
appointment to the National Institutes of Health
Born (1893-09-16)September 16, 1893
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died October 22, 1986(1986-10-22) (aged 93)
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
Residence Austria-Hungary
United States
Citizenship Austro-Hungarian
American
Fields Physiology
Biochemistry
Institutions University of Szeged
University of Cambridge
Alma mater Semmelweis University, MD
University of Cambridge, PhD
Doctoral advisor Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Known for vitamin C, discovering the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle
Influences
Frederick Gowland
Notable awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1937)
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1954)
Spouse
Children Nelli
Signature

Albert Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrápolt (/sɛntˈɔːri/; Hungarian: nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert, pronounced [ˈnɒɟraːpolti ˈsɛnɟørɟi ˈɒlbɛrt]; September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war.

Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1893. His father, Miklós Szent-Györgyi, was a landowner, born in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania (today Târgu Mureş, Romania), a Calvinist, and could trace his ancestry back to 1608 when Sámuel, a Calvinist predicant, was ennobled. At the time of Szent-Györgyi's birth, being of the nobility was considered important and created opportunities that otherwise were not available. (Miklós Szent-Györgyi's parents were Imre Szent-Györgyi and Mária Csiky). His mother, Jozefina, a Roman Catholic, was a daughter of József Lenhossék and Anna Bossányi. Jozefina was a sister of Mihály Lenhossék; both of these men were Professors of Anatomy at the Eötvös Loránd University. His family included three generations of scientists. Music was important in the Lenhossék family. His mother Jozefina prepared to become an opera singer and auditioned for Gustav Mahler, then a conductor at the Budapest Opera. He advised her to marry instead, since her voice was not enough. Albert himself was good at the piano, while his brother Pál became a professional violinist.


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