Arthur Harden
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Sir Arthur Harden, FRS[1] (12 October 1865 – 17 June 1940) was a British biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.[2][3] He was a founding member of the Biochemical Society and editor of its journal for 25 years.
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Sir Arthur Harden FRS | |
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Born | (1865-10-12)12 October 1865 |
Died | 17 June 1940(1940-06-17) (aged 74) Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
Alma mater | University of Manchester MSc, University of Erlangen PhD |
Known for | the chemistry of the yeast cell |
Spouse | Georgina Sydney Bridge |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1929) Davy Medal (1935) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | Lister Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Otto Fischer |
Doctoral students | Roland Victor Norris Ida Maclean |
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