# Johann Deisenhofer

_German scientist_

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> Johann Deisenhofer is a German biochemist who, along with Hartmut Michel and Robert Huber, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 for their 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:** 30 September 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76612#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Zusamaltheim ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76612#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76612#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist; physicist; university teacher; biophysicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76612#P106))
- **Education:** Technical University of Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76612#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Otto Bayer Award; X-ray badge; Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics; Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76612#P166))

## Questions

**When was Johann Deisenhofer born?**  
Johann Deisenhofer was born on 30 September 1943 in Zusamaltheim.

**Where did Johann Deisenhofer study?**  
Johann Deisenhofer was educated at Technical University of Munich.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Johann Deisenhofer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Deisenhofer) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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