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Albert Szent-Györgyi
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![]() Albert Szent-Györgyi
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Born | 16 September 1893 |
Died | 22 October 1986 |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Citizenship | Sweden (during WWII) |
Alma mater | University of Budapest |
Known for | Vitamin C |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1937) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pharmacology, Anatomy |
Institutions | Physiology Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands |
Albert Szent-Györgyi (Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt, 16 September 1893 – 22 October 1986) was an Hungarian scientist. He won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his discoveries about Vitamin C.
He was commonly known for discovering a vitamin that our bodies cannot make, vitamin C
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