# Günter Blobel

_German American biologist (1999 Nobel Prize)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Günter Blobel was a Silesian German and American biologist and 1999 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology for the discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 May 1936 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Niegosławice ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P19))
- **Died:** 18 February 2018 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P570))
- **Place of death:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nazi Germany; Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; physician; university teacher; cell biologist; molecular biologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P106))
- **Education:** University of Tübingen; University of Wisconsin–Madison; LMU Munich; University of Freiburg; Kiel University; Goethe University Frankfurt ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P69))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Canada Gairdner International Award; King Faisal Prize in Science; Otto Warburg Medal; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; Massry Prize; Max Delbrück Medal; E. B. Wilson Medal; Humboldt Research Fellowship; Max Planck Research Award; NAS Award in Molecular Biology; Richard Lounsbery Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108#P166))

## Questions

**When was Günter Blobel born?**  
Günter Blobel was born on 21 May 1936 in Niegosławice.

**Where did Günter Blobel study?**  
Günter Blobel was educated at University of Tübingen, University of Wisconsin–Madison, LMU Munich, University of Freiburg.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Günter Blobel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Blobel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q60108](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60108) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gunter Blobel 2008 1.JPG by Masur (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunter_Blobel_2008_1.JPG)

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## Cite this page

"Günter Blobel". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gunter-blobel. Retrieved 15 November 2026.