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Christian B. Anfinsen

American biochemist (1916–1995)

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Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation.

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Born
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Place of birth
Monessen wd
Died
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Place of death
Randallstown wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, chemist, university teacher, biophysicist wd
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Harvard Medical School, Monessen High School wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (1996)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Questions

When was Christian B. Anfinsen born?
Christian B. Anfinsen was born on 26 March 1916 in Monessen.
Where did Christian B. Anfinsen study?
Christian B. Anfinsen was educated at University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Harvard Medical School, Monessen High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Christian B. Anfinsen · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q102278 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Christian B. Anfinsen, NIH portrait, 1969.jpg by Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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