Fritz Albert Lipmann

Fritz Albert Lipmann
Born(1899-06-12)June 12, 1899
Königsberg, German Empire (present-day Kaliningrad, Russia)
DiedJuly 24, 1986(1986-07-24) (aged 87)
NationalityGerman-American
Other namesFritz Lippmann
Alma mater
Known forCo-discoverer in 1945 of coenzyme A
SpouseElfreda M. Hall Lipmann (m. 1931)
Children1
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Institutions

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]

  1. ^ Jencks, W. P.; Wolfenden, R. V. (2000). "Fritz Albert Lipmann. 12 June 1899 -- 24 July 1986: Elected For.Mem.R.S. 1962". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 46: 333. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0088.