Moses Kunitz | |
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Born | [1][2] | December 19, 1887
Died | April 20, 1978[1][3] | (aged 90)
Resting place | Wellwood Cemetery, Long Island |
Citizenship | American |
Education | Cooper Union, Columbia University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Enzymology |
Institutions | Rockefeller University |
Moses Kunitz (December 19, 1887 – April 20, 1978) was a Russian-American biochemist who spent most of his career at Rockefeller University. He is best known for a series of experiments in purification and crystallization of proteins, contributing to the determination that enzymes are proteins.