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Carl Ferdinand Cori

Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984)

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Carl Ferdinand Cori, ForMemRS was an Austrian-American biochemist and pharmacologist. He, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how the glucose derivative glycogen is broken down and resynthesized in the body for use as a store and source of energy. In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.

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Born
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Place of birth
Prague wd
Died
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Place of death
Cambridge wd
Citizenship
Cisleithania, Czechoslovakia wd
Occupation
biochemist, physician, chemist, researcher, pharmacologist wd
Education
German University in Prague, Charles University, Leipzig University, German University in Prague Medical School wd

Awards wd

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1946)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
  • Willard Gibbs Award (1948)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Granada (1967)
  • Banting Medal (1955)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1950)
  • Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1959)
  • Silliman Memorial Lectures (1952)

Questions

When was Carl Ferdinand Cori born?
Carl Ferdinand Cori was born on 5 December 1896 in Prague.
Where did Carl Ferdinand Cori study?
Carl Ferdinand Cori was educated at German University in Prague, Charles University, Leipzig University, German University in Prague Medical School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Carl Ferdinand Cori · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q78501 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Carl Ferdinand Cori.jpg by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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