Ernst Chain
Sir Ernst Chain | |
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Chain in 1945 | |
| Born | Ernst Boris Chain 19 June 1906 |
| Died | 12 August 1979 (aged 73) Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Citizenship | German (until 1939) British (from 1939) |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Discovery of penicillin |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945) Fellow of the Royal Society (1948) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1954) Knight Bachelor (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Imperial College London University of Cambridge University of Oxford Istituto Superiore di Sanità University College Hospital |
Sir Ernst Boris Chain (19 June 1906 – 12 August 1979) was a German-born British biochemist and co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin.