Carl Ferdinand Cori

Carl Ferdinand Cori (5 December, 1896 — 20 October, 1984) was an Czech doctor.[1] He won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with his wife Gerty Cori and Bernardo Houssay, for discovering the way the body processed glycogen and sugar.[2]

Carl Ferdinand Cori
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Born5 December, 1896
Died20 October, 1984
NationalityCzechoslovak
CitizenshipUS 1928
Alma materGerman University of Prague
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
Scientific career
InstitutionsWashington University, St. Louis

References

  1. "Biography of Carl Ferdinand Cori". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-12-21.


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