Edwin Joseph Cohn

Edwin Joseph Cohn
BornDecember 17, 1892
DiedOctober 1, 1953(1953-10-01) (aged 60)
EducationPhillips Academy, Andover; University of Chicago, PhD 1917
Known forblood fractionation
SpousesMarianne Brettauer, Rebekah Higginson
Parents
  • Abraham Cohn (father)
  • Maimie Einstein Cohn (mother)
AwardsMedal for Merit, and numerous others
Scientific career
Fieldsbiochemistry
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School
Notable studentsFrederic M. Richards

Edwin Joseph Cohn (December 17, 1892 – October 1, 1953) was a protein scientist. A graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover [1911], and the University of Chicago [1914, PhD 1917], he made important advances in the physical chemistry of proteins, and was responsible for the blood fractionation project that saved thousands of lives in World War II.