# Feodor Lynen

_German biochemist, Nobel Laureate (1911–1979)_

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> Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen was a German biochemist. In 1964, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Konrad Bloch for their discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism while he was director of the Max-Planck Institute for Cellular Chemistry in Munich.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 April 1911 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P19))
- **Died:** 6 August 1979 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P570))
- **Place of death:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P106))
- **Education:** LMU Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P69))
- **Spouse:** Eva Wieland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P26))
- **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; Otto Warburg Medal; Liebig Medal; Hall of Fame of German Research; Centenary Prize; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art; honorary doctor of the University of Regensburg; honorary doctor of the University of Miami; honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597#P166))

## Questions

**When was Feodor Lynen born?**  
Feodor Lynen was born on 6 April 1911 in Munich.

**Where did Feodor Lynen study?**  
Feodor Lynen was educated at LMU Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Feodor Lynen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_Lynen) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q44597](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44597) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Feodor Lynen with pipette.jpg by Huttig-Foto, Starnberg (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feodor_Lynen_with_pipette.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Feodor Lynen". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/feodor-lynen. Retrieved 5 November 2026.