Otto Heinrich Warburg

This article is about the biochemist and Nobel laureate. For the World Zionist Organization president, see Otto Warburg (botanist).
Otto Heinrich Warburg
Otto Heinrich Warburg
Born(1883-10-08)8 October 1883
Freiburg, Baden, German Empire
Died1 August 1970(1970-08-01) (aged 86)
Berlin, West Germany
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
University of Heidelberg
Known forOncometabolism
Warburg hypothesis
Warburg effect (oncology)
Warburg effect (plant physiology)
Warburg–Christian method
AwardsIron Cross 1st class (1918)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1931)[1]
Pour le Mérite (Civil Class) (1952)
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1962)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society[2]
Scientific career
FieldsCell biology
InstitutionsKaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology
Doctoral advisorEmil Fischer
Ludolf von Krehl
Signed drawings of Otto Warburg by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1922

Otto Heinrich Warburg (German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈvaːɐ̯bʊʁk] ⓘ, /ˈvɑːrbɜːrɡ/; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) was a German physiologist, medical doctor, and Nobel laureate. He served as an officer in the elite Uhlan (cavalry regiment) during the First World War, and was awarded the Iron Cross (1st Class) for bravery.[2] He was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1931.[1] In total, he was nominated for the award 47 times over the course of his career.[3]

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