September 16th |
1853 | Albrecht Kossel, researcher in chemistry of cells and proteins; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1910) in recognition of the contributions to our knowledge of cell chemistry made through his work on proteins, including the nucleic substances. |
1893 | Albert Szent-Györgyi isolated ascorbic acid (Vitamin C); researcher on bioenergetics, carbohydrate metabolism and cellular oxidation; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1937) for his discoveries in connection with the biological combustion processes, with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid. |