# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 March 1916 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Monessen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P19))
- **Died:** 14 May 1995 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P570))
- **Place of death:** Randallstown ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist; university teacher; biophysicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P106))
- **Education:** University of Pennsylvania; Swarthmore College; Harvard Medical School; Monessen High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Christian B. Anfinsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_B._Anfinsen) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q102278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102278) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Christian B. Anfinsen, NIH portrait, 1969.jpg by Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_B._Anfinsen,_NIH_portrait,_1969.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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