# Albert Szent-Györgyi

_Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1893–1986)_

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> Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 September 1893 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Budapest ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P19))
- **Died:** 22 October 1986 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P570))
- **Place of death:** Woods Hole ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Hungary; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist; politician; physician; university teacher; peace activist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P106))
- **Political party:** independent politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P102))
- **Education:** Fitzwilliam College; Eötvös Loránd University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P69))
- **Spouse:** Kornélia Demény; Márta Borbíró; June Susan Wichterman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P26))
- **Positions held:** member of the National Assembly of Hungary (4 November 1945 – 31 August 1947); member of the Provisional National Assembly (2 April 1945 – 3 November 1945); member of the Hungarian upper chamber (1939–1943) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Corvin Wreath; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal; Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; honorary doctor of Caen University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468#P166))

## Questions

**When was Albert Szent-Györgyi born?**  
Albert Szent-Györgyi was born on 16 September 1893 in Budapest.

**What positions has Albert Szent-Györgyi held?**  
Positions held by Albert Szent-Györgyi include: member of the National Assembly of Hungary (1945–1947); member of the Provisional National Assembly (1945–1945); member of the Hungarian upper chamber (1939–1943).

**Where did Albert Szent-Györgyi study?**  
Albert Szent-Györgyi was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Eötvös Loránd University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Albert Szent-Györgyi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Szent-Gy%C3%B6rgyi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q180468](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180468) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Albert Szent-Györgyi.jpg by J.W. McGuire (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Szent-Gy%C3%B6rgyi.jpg)

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