Robert F. Furchgott

Robert F. Furchgott
Born	Robert Francis Furchgott June 4, 1916 (1916-06-04) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 19, 2009(2009-05-19) (aged 92) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Northwestern University
Known for	Recognition of nitric oxide as a cellular signal
Spouse(s)	Lenore Mandelbaum (1941–1983; her death; 3 children) Margaret Gallagher Roth (?–2006; her death)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Cornell University (1940–1949) Washington University in St. Louis (1949–1956) SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1956–2009) University of Miami (1989-2009)
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Robert Francis Furchgott (June 4, 1916 – May 19, 2009) was an American biochemist winning Nobel Prize who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems.