Albert Szent-Györgyi Scientist

Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: Nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert [ˈnɒɟraːpolti ˈsɛntˌɟørɟi ˈɒlbɛrt]; 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 16, 1893
Birth place	Austria-Hungary , Budapest
Citizenship	Austria-Hungary United States
Date of death	October 22, 1986
Place of death	Woods Hole Massachusetts
Residence	Austria-Hungary , United States
Education	Doctor of Philosophy Semmelweis University University of Cambridge
Spouse	June Susan Wichterman Marcia Houston
Known for	Citric acid cycle Vitamin C

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Scientist

awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
doctoral advisor	Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Field of study	Biochemistry Physiology
influenced by	Frederick Gowland Hopkins