Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Biochemists, including Isaac Asimov, Linus Pauling, Har Gobind Khorana, Frederick Sanger and Kary Mullis

Famous 20th Century Biochemists

Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov

02 January 1920

American

Linus PaulingLinus Pauling

28 February 1901

American

Peggy WhitsonPeggy Whitson

09 February 1960

American

Har Gobind KhoranaHar Gobind Khorana

09 January 1922

American

Dorothy HodgkinDorothy Hodgkin

12 May 1910

British

Frederick SangerFrederick Sanger

13 August 1918

British

Gertrude B. ElionGertrude B. Elion

23 January 1918

American

Hans Adolf KrebsHans Adolf Krebs

25 August 1900

German

Severo OchoaSevero Ochoa

14 September 1905

Spanish

Paul BergPaul Berg

30 June 1926

American

Melvin Ellis CalvinMelvin Calvin

08 April 1911

American

Rosalyn Sussman YalowRosalyn Sussman Yalow

19 July 1921

American

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Arthur Kornberg Arthur Kornberg

03 March 1918

American

Richard Laurence Millington Synge Richard Laurence Millington Synge

28 October 1914

British

Walter GilbertWalter Gilbert

21 March 1932

American

Christian de DuveChristian de Duve

02 October 1917

Belgian

Richard J. RobertsRichard J. Roberts

06 September 1943

British

Stanley B. PrusinerStanley B. Prusiner

28 May 1942

American

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Joseph L. GoldsteinJoseph L. Goldstein

18 April 1940

American

Luis Federico LeloirLuis Federico Leloir

06 September 1906

Argentinian

John KendrewJohn Kendrew

24 March 1917

British

Richard KuhnRichard Kuhn

03 December 1900

German

Paul D. BoyerPaul D. Boyer

31 July 1918

American

Alfred G. GilmanAlfred G. Gilman

01 July 1941

American

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Robert W HolleyRobert W. Holley

28 January 1922

American

Ernst Boris ChainErnst Boris Chain

19 June 1906

German

Carl Ferdinand CoriCarl Ferdinand Cori

05 December 1896

Czech,American

Robert F. Furchgott Robert F. Furchgott

04 June 1916

American

Robert HuberRobert Huber

20 February 1937

German

Edmond H. FischerEdmond H. Fischer

06 April 1920

American

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Edwin G. KrebsEdwin G. Krebs

06 June 1918

American

Sune BergströmSune Bergström

16 January 1916

Swedish

Edward Lawrie TatumEdward Lawrie Tatum

14 December 1909

American

Konrad BlochKonrad Emil Bloch

21 January 1912

German,Polish,American

Robert Bruce Merrifield Robert Bruce Merrifield

15 July 1921

American

Martin Rodbell Martin Rodbell

01 December 1925

American

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Vincent du VigneaudVincent du Vigneaud

18 May 1901

American

Hartmut MichelHartmut Michel

18 July 1948

German

Johann DeisenhoferJohann Deisenhofer

30 September 1943

German

Bengt I. SamuelssonBengt I. Samuelsson

21 May 1934

Swedish

William Howard SteinWilliam Howard Stein

25 June 1911

American

Stanford Moore Stanford Moore

04 September 1913

American

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Earl W. Sutherland, Jr.Earl W. Sutherland Jr.

19 November 1915

American

Feodor LynenFeodor Felix Konrad Lynen

06 April 1911

German

Christian Boehmer AnfinsenChristian Anfinsen

26 March 1916

American

Cesar MilsteinCesar Milstein

08 October 1927

Argentinian

Marshall W. NirenbergMarshall W. Nirenberg

10 April 1927

American

Peter MitchellPeter Mitchell

22 September 1920

British

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Kary B. MullisKary B. Mullis

28 December 1944

American

Michael SmithMichael Smith (Chemist)

26 April 1932

Canadian

Rodney R. PorterRodney R. Porter

08 October 1917

British

Alexander ShulginAlexander Shulgin

17 June 1925

American

Kary MullisKary Mullis

28 December 1944

American

Erwin ChargaffErwin Chargaff

11 August 1905

American

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Eric KandelEric Kandel

07 November 1929

American

Pierre JoliotPierre Joliot

12 March 1932

French

Rashad KhalifaRashad Khalifa

19 November 1935

American

Tim HuntTim Hunt

19 February 1943

British

Alberto GranadoAlberto Granado

08 August 1922

Argentinian

Johanna BudwigJohanna Budwig

30 September 1908

German

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Osamu ShimomuraOsamu Shimomura

27 August 1928

Japanese

Shirley M. TilghmanShirley M. Tilghman

17 September 1946

Canadian

Gerhard DomagkGerhard Domagk

30 October 1895

German,Polish

Duane GishDuane Gish

17 February 1921

American

Roger D. KornbergRoger D. Kornberg

24 April 1947

American

Peter D. MitchellPeter D. Mitchell

29 September 1920

British

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Aaron CiechanoverAaron Ciechanover

01 October 1947

Israeli

Avram HershkoAvram Hershko

31 December 1937

Hungarian,Israeli

Adolf ButenandtAdolf Butenandt

24 March 1903

German

Bruce AmesBruce Ames

16 December 1928

American

Stanley CohenStanley Cohen

17 November 1922

American

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