# Severo Ochoa

_Spanish physician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-13

> Severo Ochoa de Albornoz was a Spanish-American physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 September 1905 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ḷḷuarca ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P19))
- **Died:** 1 November 1993 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P570))
- **Place of death:** Carabanchel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Spain; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P27))
- **Occupation:** physician; university teacher; biochemist; writer; scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P106))
- **Education:** Universidad Central; Grossman School of Medicine; Complutense University of Madrid; Instituto San Isidoro ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; National Medal of Science; honorary doctorate of the University of the Basque Country; Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer; honorary doctor of the University of Alicante; honorary doctorate of the University of Valladolid; honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria; Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health; honorary doctorate of the University of Oviedo; honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela; honorary doctorate of the University of Granada; honorary doctor of the University of Valencia; honorary doctorate of the University of Malaga; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Gold Medal of the Principality of Asturias ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957#P166))

## Questions

**When was Severo Ochoa born?**  
Severo Ochoa was born on 24 September 1905 in Ḷḷuarca.

**Where did Severo Ochoa study?**  
Severo Ochoa was educated at Universidad Central, Grossman School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Instituto San Isidoro.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Severo Ochoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severo_Ochoa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q233957](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233957) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Severo Ochoa 1958.jpg by Irwin Gooen (NY University) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Severo_Ochoa_1958.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Severo Ochoa". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/severo-ochoa. Retrieved 15 November 2026.