Manfred Eigen

Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigen, Göttingen 1996
Born(1927-05-09)9 May 1927
Bochum, Germany
Died6 February 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 91)
Göttingen, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysical chemistry
Institutions
ThesisErmittlung der molekularen Struktur reiner Flüssigkeiten und Lösungen aus thermischen und kalorischen Eigenschaften (1951)
Doctoral advisorArnold Eucken[3]
Doctoral studentsGeoffrey Hoffmann
WebsiteOfficial listing at Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Dutch Queen Beatrix meets five Nobel prize winners (1983): Paul Berg, Christian de Duve, Steven Weinberg, Manfred Eigen & Nicolaas Bloembergen

Manfred Eigen (German pronunciation: [ˈmanˌfʁeːt ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩] ⓘ; 9 May 1927 – 6 February 2019) was a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[1] for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.[4]

Eigen's research helped solve major problems in physical chemistry and aided in the understanding of chemical processes that occur in living organisms.

In later years, he explored the biochemical roots of life and evolution. He worked to install a multidisciplinary program at the Max Planck Institute to study the underpinnings of life at the molecular level. His work was hailed for creating a new scientific and technological discipline: evolutionary biotechnology.[5]

  1. ^ a b Weisskopf, V. F.; Eyring, H.; Eyring, E. M. (1967), "Nobel Prizes: 4 named for international award (Hans Bethe, Manfred Eigen, R.G. Norrish, George Porter)", Science, vol. 158, no. 3802 (published 10 November 1967), pp. 745–8, Bibcode:1967Sci...158..745W, doi:10.1126/science.158.3802.745, PMID 4860395
  2. ^ "Professor Manfred Eigen ForMemRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ Manfred Eigen at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ^ Winkler-Oswatitsch, R. (1987), "Manfred Eigen. Scientist and musician", Biophys. Chem., vol. 26, no. 2–3 (published 9 May 1987), pp. 109–15, doi:10.1016/0301-4622(87)80015-7, PMID 3300805
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).