Viktor Hamburger Scientist

Viktor Hamburger (July 9, 1900 – June 12, 2001) was a German professor and embryologist. Hamburger lectured, among others, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who identified nerve growth factor along with Hamburger when they collaborated. Hamburger began to work at Washington University in St. Louis in 1935; he retired from his professor position in 1969 and continued researching until the 1980s.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 09, 1900
Birth place	Silesia , Kamienna Góra
Nationality	Germany
Date of death	June 12, 2001
Place of death	Missouri , St. Louis
Education	University of Freiburg
Known for	Nerve growth factor