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Emil Abderhalden
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Emil Abderhalden was a Swiss politician, biochemist, university teacher, and physiologist. Born in Oberuzwil in 1877, he worked at the University of Zurich, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, with Berlin serving as a primary work location. He was educated at the University of Basel and spoke German. Abderhalden was a member of the German Democratic Party and belonged to several scientific bodies, including the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Science for Public Utility, the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
His notable work includes the Abderhalden reaction. He authored 26 works, such as *Biochemisches Handlexikon*, *Nahrungsstoffe Mit Besonderen Wirkungen*, *Die Grundlagen Unserer Ernährung Unter Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jetztzeit*, *Abwehrfermente des Tierischen Organismus*, and *Hydrolyse des Oxyhämoglobins durch Salzsäure*. Abderhalden received the Cothenius Medal and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He died in Zurich in 1950 and is buried in Fluntern Cemetery.
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- Works
- 26
Top works
- Biochemisches Handlexikon
- Nahrungsstoffe Mit Besonderen Wirkungen
- Die Grundlagen Unserer Ernährung Unter Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jetztzeit
- Abwehrfermente des Tierischen Organismus
- Hydrolyse des Oxyhämoglobins durch Salzsäure
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1877-03-09 ) 9 March 1877, Oberuzwil in the Canton of St. Gallen , Switzerland
- Died
- 5 August 1950 (1950-08-05) (aged 73), Zürich , Switzerland
- Education
- University of Basel (Doctorate, 1902)
- Known for
- Abderhalden reaction , Abderhalden's drying pistol , Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome
- Awards
- Cothenius Medal (1914)
- Fields
- Physiology , Biochemistry
- Institutions
- University of Berlin , University of Halle , University of Zurich
- Academic advisors
- Hermann Emil Fischer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Oberuzwil
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- University of Basel
- Employer
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Political party
- German Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Cothenius Medal
- Notable work
- Abderhalden reaction
- Doctoral advisor
- Gustav von Bunge
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Image
- Emil Abderhalden.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- place of burial
- Fluntern Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1877-03-09
- date of death
- 1950-08-05
- name in native language
- Emil Abderhalden
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Commons Creator page
- Emil Abderhalden
- Commons category
- Emil Abderhalden
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- Argaka
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Encyclopedic overview
Emil Abderhalden (9 March 1877 – 5 August 1950) was a Swiss biochemist and physiologist. His main findings, though disputed already in the 1910s, were not finally rejected until the late 1990s. Whether his misleading findings were based on fraud or simply the result of a lack of scientific rigour remains unclear. Abderhalden's drying pistol, used in chemistry, was first described by one of his students in a textbook Abderhalden edited.
Biography
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