

Memorial Page for Aaron Klug
British chemist and biophysicist
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August 11th, 2026
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Aaron Klug (* August 11, 1926 in Želva; † November 20, 2018 in Cambridge) was a british chemist and biophysicist. He was 92 years old. He had 2 children. His education included Peterhouse, University of Cape Town, Trinity College, University of the Witwatersrand and University of Cambridge. He received 9 awards, including Leeuwenhoek Lecture, Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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11 EventsBorn in Želva, Ukmergė District Municipality
1926Leeuwenhoek Lecture
1973honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University
1978Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
1979Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
1981Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1982Silliman Memorial Lectures
1984Copley Medal
1985Baly Medal
1987Order of Merit
1995Died in Cambridge, England
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Aaron Klug. Forever remembered.