Wilhelm Kühne

Wilhelm Kühne
Born(1837-03-28)28 March 1837
Free City of Hamburg
Died10 June 1900(1900-06-10) (aged 63)
Heidelberg, German Empire
Other namesFather of organic chemistry
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forCoining the word "enzyme"
Discovery of myosin
Discovery of trypsin
Optography
AwardsForMemRS (1892)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology, physiological chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Berlin
University of Amsterdam
University of Heidelberg
Doctoral advisorRudolph Wagner
Other academic advisorsFriedrich Wöhler
Doctoral studentsRussell Chittenden

Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne (28 March 1837 – 10 June 1900) was a German physiologist. He coined the word enzyme in 1878.

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