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Albert Szent-Györgyi (Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt, 16 September – 22 October ) was an Hungarian scientist.
September 16, – October 22, ) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in.
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Hungarian biochemist (1893–1986), Nobel Prize winner
The native form of this personal name is Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi[a] de Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre; September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.[5] He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering many of the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle and the molecular basis of muscle contraction.
He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II, and entered Hungarian politics after the war.[6]
Early life
Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, on September 16, 1893.[7] His father, Miklós Szent-Györgyi, was a landowner, born in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania (today Târgu Mureş, Romania), a Ca