# Erwin Neher

_German biophysicist_

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> Erwin Neher is a German biophysicist, specializing in the field of cell physiology. For significant contribution in the field, in 1991 he was awarded, along with Bert Sakmann, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 March 1944 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Landsberg am Lech ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nazi Germany; Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126#P27))
- **Occupation:** biophysicist; university teacher; chemist; physician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126#P106))
- **Education:** University of Wisconsin–Madison; University of Göttingen; LMU Munich; Technical University of Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126#P69))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Carus medal; Canada Gairdner International Award; Adolf Fick Prize; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize; Feldberg Foundation Prize; Sharpey-Schafer Lecture and Prize; Ernst Hellmut Vits Award; Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research; W. Alden Spencer Award; honorary doctor of the University of Alicante; honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126#P166))

## Questions

**When was Erwin Neher born?**  
Erwin Neher was born on 20 March 1944 in Landsberg am Lech.

**Where did Erwin Neher study?**  
Erwin Neher was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Göttingen, LMU Munich, Technical University of Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Erwin Neher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Neher) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q77126](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77126) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Erwin neher 2007 lindau.jpg by Molgen (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erwin_neher_2007_lindau.jpg)

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