# Bernard Katz

_German-British biophysicist (1911–2003)_

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> Sir Bernard Katz, FRS was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 March 1911 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Leipzig ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P19))
- **Died:** 20 April 2003 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P570))
- **Place of death:** London ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany; United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P27))
- **Occupation:** physician; neuroscientist; university teacher; physicist; chemist; biochemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P106))
- **Education:** University College London; Leipzig University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P69))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the Royal Society; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Copley Medal; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Cothenius Medal; Feldberg Foundation Prize; Knight Bachelor; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Ralph W. Gerard Prize; Baly Medal; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4517#P166))

## Questions

**When was Bernard Katz born?**  
Bernard Katz was born on 26 March 1911 in Leipzig.

**Where did Bernard Katz study?**  
Bernard Katz was educated at University College London, Leipzig University.

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