Otto Folin

Otto Folin
Otto Folin in biochemistry lab at McLean Hospital, 1905; photo by A.H. Folsom (Harvard)
Born(1867-04-04)April 4, 1867
Åseda, Småland, Sweden
DiedOctober 23, 1934(1934-10-23) (aged 67)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
University of Chicago
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemist
Doctoral advisorJulius Stieglitz[1]
Doctoral studentsEdward Adelbert Doisy
George H. Hitchings
James Batcheller Sumner

Otto Knut Olof Folin (April 4, 1867 – October 25, 1934) was a Swedish-born American chemist who is best known for his groundbreaking work at Harvard University on practical micromethods for the determination of the constituents of protein-free blood filtrates and the discovery of creatine phosphate in muscles. [2]

  1. ^ "Otto Folin: A biographical memoir by P.A. Shaffer" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-16. page 51
  2. ^ Meites, S. (1985). "Otto Folin's Medica Legacy" (PDF). Clin. Chem. 31 (8): 1402–1404. doi:10.1093/clinchem/31.8.1402. PMID 3893800. Retrieved November 3, 2015.