Moses Kunitz

Moses Kunitz
Born(1887-12-19)December 19, 1887
DiedApril 20, 1978(1978-04-20) (aged 90)
Resting placeWellwood Cemetery, Long Island
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationCooper Union, Columbia University
Scientific career
FieldsEnzymology
InstitutionsRockefeller University

Moses Kunitz (December 19, 1887 – April 20, 1978) was a Russian-American biochemist who spent most of his career at Rockefeller University. He is best known for a series of experiments in purification and crystallization of proteins, contributing to the determination that enzymes are proteins.