Albrecht Kossel

Albrecht Kossel (1853–1927) was a German chemist, physician, physiologist, and university teacher. Born in Rostock, he studied at the University of Rostock and the University of Strasbourg, where Felix Hoppe-Seyler served as his doctoral advisor. His professional career included work in Berlin, Marburg, and Heidelberg, where he died. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Kossel’s fields of work were biochemistry and physiology. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His publications include *The Protamines And Histone*, *Über die Chemischen Wirkungen der Diffusion*, and *Über Die Darstellung und Quantitative Bestimmung des Arginins*. He was the father of Walther Kossel.