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Konrad Emil Bloch ForMemRS (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈblɔx] ⓘ; 21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 (joint with Feodor Lynen) for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid ...
Konrad E. Bloch was a German-born American biochemist who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Feodor Lynen for their discoveries concerning the natural synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Konrad E. Bloch was born on 21st January 1912, in Neisse, Upper Silesia, then Germany, the son of Fritz Bloch and his wife Hedwig, née Striemer. He attended the elementary school and the Real gymnasium in the same city and in 1930 went to Munich to study chemistry at the Technische Hochschule.
May 2, 2018 · A tribute to the life and service of the late Konrad Bloch, a Nobel laureate biochemist who elucidated the biosynthesis of cholesterol and other molecules. Learn about his early struggles, scientific achievements, and personal interests in this obituary.
Feb 15, 2001 · Konrad Bloch, who died on 15 October 2000, was one of the small group of biochemists who first used stable isotopes to study the biological synthesis of complex molecules.
- Howard Goldfine, Dennis E. Vance
- 2001
Konrad Emil Bloch (1912-2000) was born in Neisse, eastern Germany (now Nysa in Poland). Growing up he was more interested in engineering and natural sciences than chemistry, but an organic chemistry course taught by future Nobel laureate Hans Fischer at the Technische Hochschule in Munich provided a turning point.
Oct 15, 2000 · Konrad Bloch. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1964. Born: 21 January 1912, Neisse, Germany (now Nysa, Poland) Died: 15 October 2000, Burlington, MA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
