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Erwin Chargaff

Erwin Chargaff

American biochemist and writer
Erwin Chargaff was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, Bucovinian Jew who emigrated to the United States during the Nazi era, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. He wrote a well-reviewed... Wikipedia
Born: August 11, 1905, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Died: June 20, 2002 (age 96 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Known for: Chargaff's rules
Awards: Pasteur Medal (1949), National Medal of Science (1974)