Szentgyorgyi albert biography
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Biography
Albert Szent-Györgyi dem Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: Nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert) September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war.
Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1893. His father, Miklós Szent-Györgyi, was a landowner, born in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania (today Târgu Mureş, Romania), a Calvinist, and could trace his ancestry back to 1608 when Sámuel, a Calvinist predicant, was ennobled. At the time of Szent-Georgyi's birth, the ability to trace one's ancestry was considered important and created opportunities that otherwise were not available. (Miklós Szent-Györgyi's parents were Imre Szent-Györgyi and Mária Csiky). His mothe
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Although Albert Szent-Györgyi isolated vitamin C in 1928, oddly enough his main scientific interest was not vitamins but the chemistry of cellular metabolism. He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in these areas.
Scurvy: Scourge of the Sea
By the mid-18th century scurvy had debilitated hundreds of thousands of British sailors and others whose diet was heavily dependent on meat and starch and devoid of fresh vegetables and citrus fruits. The first step in eradicating this disease came in 1757, when James Lind, a Scottish physician, wrote an essay recommending mandatory consumption of citrus fruits and lemon juice by sailors in the British Navy.
During his years as a British naval surgeon, Lind had observed the curative and preventive powers of citrus fruits in sailors suffering from scurvy. But it would be more than a century before scientists would understand exactly why citrus fruits were so effective in combating the deadly disease.
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Albert Szent-Györgyi
Hungarian biochemist (1893–1986), Nobel Prize winner
The native form of this personal name is Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi[a] de Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert Imre; September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.[5] He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering many of the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle and the molecular basis of muscle contraction. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II, and entered Hungarian politics after the war.[6]
Early life
[edit]Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, on September 16, 1893.[7] His father, Miklós Szent-Györgyi, was a landowner, born in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania (today Târgu Mureş, Romania)