When was August Krogh born?

August Krogh was born on 15 November 1874 in Grenaa.

Where did August Krogh study?

August Krogh was educated at University of Copenhagen, Aarhus Katedralskole.

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August Krogh

Danish physiologist (1874–1949)

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Schack August Steenberg Krogh (15 November 1874 – 13 September 1949) was a Danish professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing Krogh's principle.

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Born: 15 November 1874 wd
Place of birth: Grenaa wd
Died: 13 September 1949 wd
Place of death: Copenhagen wd
Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark wd
Occupation: physician, zoologist, pedagogue, university teacher, physiologist, naturalist wd
Education: University of Copenhagen, Aarhus Katedralskole wd
Spouse: Marie Krogh wd

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1920)
Croonian Medal and Lecture (1940)
honorary doctor of Harvard University
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh
honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1937)
Baly Medal (1945)
honorary doctorate of Lund University
Silliman Memorial Lectures (1922)

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In 1920 August Krogh was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of regulation of the capillaries in skeletal muscle. Krogh was first to describe the adaptation of blood perfusion in muscle and other organs according to demands through opening and closing the arterioles and capillaries.

Besides his contributions to medicine, Krogh was also one of the founders of what is today the Novo company.

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When was August Krogh born?: August Krogh was born on 15 November 1874 in Grenaa.
Where did August Krogh study?: August Krogh was educated at University of Copenhagen, Aarhus Katedralskole.

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