Fritz Albert Lipmann

Fritz Albert Lipmann (1899–1986) was a German and American biochemist, chemist, physician, and university teacher. Born in Königsberg and deceased in Poughkeepsie, he worked in Berlin and was employed by Harvard University and The Rockefeller University. His field of work was biochemistry, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Lipmann received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the National Medal of Science, and the Humboldt Prize. He was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. He studied at the University of Königsberg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Heidelberg University, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His doctoral student was Herman Kalckar.

His published works include *Versuche zum Mechanismus der Fluoridwirkung*, *The Roots of modern biochemistry*, and *Wanderings of a biochemist*. He spoke English.