Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz
Painting after a portrait by Nick Sinclair
Born(1911-03-26)26 March 1911
Died20 April 2003(2003-04-20) (aged 92)
London, UK
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig
Known forGoldman–Hodgkin–Katz flux equation
Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz voltage equation
Quantal neurotransmitter release
SpouseMarguerite ("Rita") Penly Katz (d. 1999)
Children2 sons
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsNeurophysiology
Biophysics
InstitutionsUniversity College London
University of Sydney
Sydney Hospital
Academic advisorsArchibald Vivian Hill

Sir Bernard Katz, FRS[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003)[2] was a German-born British[3] physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.

  1. ^ Sakmann, B. (2007). "Bernard Katz. 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003: Elected 1952". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 53: 185–202. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2007.0013. PMID 18543466. S2CID 22565720.
  2. ^ "School of Katz" (PDF). Quarterly Journal of Experimental Biology. 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Sir Bernard Katz | British physiologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 April 2020.