Otto Fritz Meyerhof
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Otto Fritz Meyerhof was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the fixed relationship between oxygen consumption and metabolism of lactic acid in the muscle. Born in Hanover to Jewish parents, Meyerhof moved to Berlin as an infant and gained his scientific education there. After graduating with an honorary doctorate degree, he made the revolutionary discovery that won him the Nobel Prize. During his five decades of scientific career, Meyerhof held many administrative positions, including Director of Research at the Institut de Biologie physico-chimique at Paris and Research Professor of Physiology Chemistry in the United States.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physician and Biochemist
Birth Day April 12, 1884
Birth Place Hanover, German
Age 135 YEARS OLD
Died On October 6, 1951(1951-10-06) (aged 67)\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Birth Sign Taurus
Alma mater University of Strasbourg University of Heidelberg
Known for Relationship between the consumption of oxygen and the metabolism of lactic acid in the muscle
Awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1922 Fellow of the Royal Society
Fields Physics and Biochemistry
Institutions University of Kiel

💰 Net worth

Otto Fritz Meyerhof, a renowned physician and biochemist in German, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in the year 2024. Meyerhof's groundbreaking contributions to the field of biochemistry have earned him international acclaim. His pioneering research on the metabolism of carbohydrates led to significant advancements in our understanding of how cells produce energy. Meyerhof's invaluable work earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1922, further solidifying his status as one of the most influential figures in the scientific community. Despite his exceptional achievements, it is important to note that estimating an individual's net worth can be a complex task, often depending on various factors, such as investments, assets, and other sources of income.

Biography/Timeline

1888

Otto Fritz Meyerhof was born in Hannover, at Theaterplatz 16A (now:Rathenaustrasse 16A), the son of wealthy Jewish parents. In 1888, his family moved to Berlin, where Otto spent most of his childhood, and where he started his study of Medicine. He continued these studies in Strasbourg and Heidelberg, from which he graduated in 1909, with a work titled "Contributions to the Psychological Theory of Mental Illness". In Heidelberg, he met Hedwig Schallenberg. They married in 1914 and became parents of a daughter, Bettina, and two sons, Gottfried (who referred, after emigration, to himself as Geoffrey) as well as Walter.

1912

In 1912, Otto Meyerhof moved to the University of Kiel, where he received a professorship in 1918. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism, including glycolysis. In 1929 he became one of the Directors of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research, a position he held until 1938. Escaping the Nazi regime, he emigrated to Paris in 1938. He then moved to the United States in 1940, where he was appointed a guest professorship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In recognition of his contributions to the study of glycolysis, the Common series of reactions for the pathway in Eukaryotes is known as the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas Pathway.

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