# Robert F. Furchgott

_American biochemist (1916-2009)_

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> Robert Francis Furchgott was an American Nobel Prize winning biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 June 1916 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Charleston ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P19))
- **Died:** 19 May 2009 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P570))
- **Place of death:** Seattle ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; physician; pharmacist; university teacher; chemist; pharmacologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P106))
- **Education:** University of South Carolina; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Northwestern University; Feinberg School of Medicine ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P69))
- **Awards:** Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Canada Gairdner International Award; Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research; The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases; honorary doctorate of the Autonomous University of Madrid; Julius Axelrod Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880#P166))

## Questions

**When was Robert F. Furchgott born?**  
Robert F. Furchgott was born on 4 June 1916 in Charleston.

**Where did Robert F. Furchgott study?**  
Robert F. Furchgott was educated at University of South Carolina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Robert F. Furchgott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Furchgott) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q108880](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108880) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Drfurchgott.jpg by Jzubrovich at English Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drfurchgott.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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