Fritz Albert Lipmann

Fritz Albert Lipmann ForMemRS
Born	(1899-06-12)June 12, 1899 Königsberg, German Empire (present-day Kaliningrad, Russia)
Died	July 24, 1986(1986-07-24) (aged 87) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Nationality	German-American
Other names	Fritz Lippmann
Alma mater	University of Königsberg University of Berlin University of Munich Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology
Known for	Co-discoverer in 1945 of coenzyme A
Spouse	Elfreda M. Hall Lipmann (m. 1931)
Children	1
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1953) National Medal of Science (1966)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School The Rockefeller University

Fritz Albert Lipmann (German pronunciation: [fʁɪt͡s ˈalbɛʁt ˈlɪpˌman] ^ⓘ; June 12, 1899 – July 24, 1986) was a German-American biochemist and a co-discoverer in 1945 of coenzyme A. For this, together with other research on coenzyme A, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953 (shared with Hans Adolf Krebs).^[1]