August Krogh

August Krogh (Schack August Steenberg Krogh, 15 November 1874 13 September 1949) was a Danish zoologist.[1] He won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his discoveries about capillaries.[2]

August Krogh
August Krogh
Born15 November 1874
Grenaa, Jutland, Denmark
Died13 September 1949
Alma materCopenhagen University
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1920)
Scientific career
InstitutionsCopenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark

References

  1. "Biography of August Krogh". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1920". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.


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