When was Manfred Eigen born?

Manfred Eigen was born on 9 May 1927 in Bochum.

Where did Manfred Eigen study?

Manfred Eigen was educated at University of Göttingen, Gymnasium am Ostring.

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Manfred Eigen

German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)

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Manfred Eigen (German pronunciation: [ˈmanˌfʁeːt ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩] ; 9 May 1927 – 6 February 2019) was a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.

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Born: 9 May 1927 wd
Place of birth: Bochum wd
Died: 6 February 2019 wd
Place of death: Göttingen wd
Citizenship: Germany wd
Occupation: chemist, physicist, university teacher, writer, biophysicist, molecular biologist wd
Education: University of Göttingen, Gymnasium am Ostring wd
Spouse: Ruthild Winkler wd

Awards wd

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Lower Saxony Honorary Medal
Faraday Lectureship Prize (1977)
Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille (1997)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967)
Otto Hahn Prize (1962)
Carus medal (1967)
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1992)
Helmholtz Medal (1994)
Wilhelm Exner Medal (2011)
Gold Goethe medal (2007)
Hall of Fame of German Research (2010)
Max Planck Research Award (1994)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1973)
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1976)

About

Eigen's research helped solve major problems in physical chemistry and aided in the understanding of chemical processes that occur in living organisms.

In later years, he explored the biochemical roots of life and evolution. He worked to install a multidisciplinary program at the Max Planck Institute to study the underpinnings of life at the molecular level. His work was hailed for creating a new scientific and technological discipline: evolutionary biotechnology.

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When was Manfred Eigen born?: Manfred Eigen was born on 9 May 1927 in Bochum.
Where did Manfred Eigen study?: Manfred Eigen was educated at University of Göttingen, Gymnasium am Ostring.

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