Samuel Mitja Rapoport
Samuel Mitja Rapoport | |
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| Born | 27 November 1912 |
| Died | 7 July 2004 (aged 91) Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Extending the maximum storage time for blood from one to three weeks |
| Spouse | Ingeborg Rapoport |
| Children | Tom Rapoport, Michael Rapoport |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Institute for Medical Chemistry, Vienna; Children's Hospital Research Foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio; Humboldt University of Berlin |
Samuel Mitja Rapoport (27 November 1912 – 7 July 2004) was a Russian-born German university professor of biochemistry in East Germany. Of Jewish descent and a committed communist, he fled Austria after its annexation by Nazi Germany, and moved to the United States. In 1950, as a result of an investigation of un-American activities, he was offered a professorship in East Berlin. He was married to pediatrician Ingeborg Rapoport.