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Otto Heinrich Warburg

German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1883–1970)

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Otto Heinrich Warburg was a German physiologist, medical doctor, and Nobel laureate. He served as an officer in the elite Uhlans (cavalry) during the First World War, and was awarded the Iron Cross for bravery. He was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1931. In total, he was nominated for the award 48 times over the course of his career.

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Born
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Place of birth
Freiburg im Breisgau wd
Died
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Place of death
West Berlin wd
Citizenship
German Empire, Weimar Republic wd
Occupation
biochemist, chemist, university teacher, physician, physiologist wd
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Freiburg wd

Awards wd

  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1952)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1931)
  • honorary citizen of Berlin
  • Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Ernst Reuter Medal (1958)
  • Harnack medal (1963)
  • Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1962)
  • Adolf-von-Baeyer Gold Medal (1925)
  • Iron Cross, 1st class
  • Iron Cross, 2nd class
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1934)

Questions

When was Otto Heinrich Warburg born?
Otto Heinrich Warburg was born on 8 October 1883 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Where did Otto Heinrich Warburg study?
Otto Heinrich Warburg was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Freiburg.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Otto Heinrich Warburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q76464 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Otto Warburg.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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