# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 December 1896 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Prague ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P19))
- **Died:** 20 October 1984 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Cisleithania; Czechoslovakia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; physician; chemist; researcher; pharmacologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P106))
- **Education:** German University in Prague; Charles University; Leipzig University; German University in Prague Medical School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P69))
- **Spouse:** Gerty Cori ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P26))
- **Awards:** Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Willard Gibbs Award; honorary doctorate of the University of Granada; Banting Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art; Silliman Memorial Lectures ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Carl Ferdinand Cori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Ferdinand_Cori) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q78501](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78501) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Carl Ferdinand Cori.jpg by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Ferdinand_Cori.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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