János Szentágothai
János Szentágothai | |
|---|---|
János Szentágothai in 1981 | |
| Born | 31 October 1912 |
| Died | 8 September 1994 (aged 81) |
| Spouse | Alice Biberauer |
| Children | Katalin Klára Mária Krisztina |
| Awards | Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Semmelweis University |
János Szentágothai FRS (31 October 1912 – 8 September 1994) was a Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian anatomist, Professor, Member of Parliament, and President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.His father was Antal Géza MD, great-grandfather was Alexander Lumniczer (whose brother-in-law was Schöpf-Merei Ágost). The general assembly of UNESCO decided the year 2012 to be dedicated to honour the 100th birthday of János Szentágothai.