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Ernst Chain

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Jewish-German-born British biochemist (1906–1979)

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Sir Ernst Boris Chain was a German-born British biochemist. He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases".

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Born
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Place of birth
Berlin wd
Died
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Place of death
Castlebar wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom, Germany wd
Occupation
biochemist, university teacher, chemist wd
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Imperial College School of Medicine wd
Spouse
Anne Beloff-Chain wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1948)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945)
  • Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1954)
  • Knight Bachelor (1969)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1956)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela (1977)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1959)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (1947)

Questions

When was Ernst Chain born?
Ernst Chain was born on 19 June 1906 in Berlin.
Where did Ernst Chain study?
Ernst Chain was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Imperial College School of Medicine.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ernst Chain · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q58054 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Ernst Boris Chain 1945.jpg by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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