# Hartmut Michel

_German biochemist (1988 Nobel Prize)_

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> Hartmut Michel (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtmuːt ˈmɪçl̩] ; born 18 July 1948) is a German biochemist, who received the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determination of the first crystal structure of an integral membrane protein, a membrane-bound complex of proteins and co-factors that is essential to photosynthesis.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 18 July 1948 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ludwigsburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany; West Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P106))
- **Education:** University of Tübingen; University of Würzburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P69))
- **Official website:** biophys.mpg.de/en/michel.html ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P856))
- **Awards:** Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Otto Bayer Award; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize; Klung Wilhelmy Science Award; X-ray badge; Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Bijvoet Medal; Honorary doctorate from the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg; Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086#P166))

## About

He is currently a professor at Jilin University, China.

## Questions

**When was Hartmut Michel born?**  
Hartmut Michel was born on 18 July 1948 in Ludwigsburg.

**Where did Hartmut Michel study?**  
Hartmut Michel was educated at University of Tübingen, University of Würzburg.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hartmut Michel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmut_Michel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q77086](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77086) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 22 MPI BP Hartmut Michel 221028 quadrat.jpg by Shauchungshin (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:22_MPI_BP_Hartmut_Michel_221028_quadrat.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Hartmut Michel". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hartmut-michel. Retrieved 15 November 2026.