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Biography of Arthur Kornberg
3. Mar 1918 – 26. Oct 2007(89 years)Died in:Stanford, Santa Clara County
American biochemist
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Guggenheim FellowshipPfizer Award in Enzyme ChemistryNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAMA Scientific Achievement AwardForeign Member of the Royal SocietyNational Medal of Sciencedoctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversitySir Hans Krebs MedalCanada Gairdner International Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Miami
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Arthur Kornberg (* 3. March 1918 in Brooklyn; † 26. October 2007 in Stanford) was an american biochemist. He was 89 years old. He was married to Sylvy Kornberg. His education included City College of New York, Grossman School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Abraham Lincoln High School and University of Rochester Medical Center. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York
1951
Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry
1959
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1968
AMA Scientific Achievement Award
1970
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1979
National Medal of Science
1981
doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
1983
Sir Hans Krebs Medal
1995
Canada Gairdner International Award
1997
honorary doctor of the University of Miami
2007