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Albrecht Kossel
Biochemist

Albrecht Kossel

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Identifying key chemical components of nucleic acids.

Nucleic-acid components · Histidine

Born
16 September 1853
Birthplace
Rostock
Died
5 July 1927

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Albrecht Kossel

Albrecht Kossel was a German biochemist who studied the chemistry of cell nuclei and proteins. His work helped establish the molecular components later understood as central to genetics.

Early life

Medical education

Studied in Strasbourg and Rostock, qualifying in medicine in 1877.

Career

  1. Early research

    Hoppe-Seyler’s laboratory

    Investigated the substance then known as nuclein.

  2. 1883

    Berlin

    Led a chemistry division in the Physiological Institute.

  3. 1895

    Marburg

    Became professor of physiology.

  4. 1901

    Heidelberg

    Moved to a similar academic post.

Contributions

Nucleic-acid components

Identified and studied the compounds now called nucleobases.

Histidine

Discovered the amino acid.

Nobel Prize

Received the medicine prize.

Beyond work

Editorial work

Edited the Journal of Physiological Chemistry from 1895 until his death.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Kossel,_Albrecht_(1853-1927).jpg: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) derivative work: Materialscientist (talk). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.