Georg von Békésy Scientist

Georg von Békésy (Békésy György) (3 June 1899 – 13 June 1972) was a Hungarian biophysicist born in Budapest, Hungary. In 1961, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the function of the cochlea in the mammalian hearing organ.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 03, 1899
Birth place	Hungary , Budapest
Nationality	Hungary
Date of death	June 13, 1972
Place of death	Hawaii , Honolulu , United States
Known for	Cochlea