Mahlon Hoagland

Mahlon Bush Hoagland
BornOctober 5, 1921
DiedSeptember 18, 2009 (2009-09-19) (aged 87)
Alma materHarvard Medical School
Known forDiscovery of amino-acid activating enzymes and tRNA
SpouseElizabeth Stratton Hoagland
ParentHudson Hoagland
AwardsFranklin Medal
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemist
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School,
Dartmouth Medical School,
Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology

Mahlon Bush Hoagland (October 5, 1921 September 18, 2009) was an American biochemist who discovered transfer RNA (tRNA), the translator of the genetic code.