Emanuel Margoliash | |
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| Born | February 10, 1920 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | April 10, 2008 (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | American University of Beirut (M.D.) |
| Known for | Fitch-Margoliash method for constructing evolutionary trees |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Nobel Institute, University of Utah, McGill-Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Abbott Laboratories, Northwestern University, University of Illinois |
Emanuel Margoliash (February 10, 1920 – April 10, 2008) was a biochemist who spent much of his career studying the protein cytochrome c. He is best known for his work on molecular evolution; with Walter Fitch, he devised the Fitch-Margoliash method for constructing evolutionary trees based on protein sequences.[1]
He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.