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Arthur Harden

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Also known as Sir Arthur Harden

British biochemist

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Arthur Harden (1865–1940) was a British biochemist and university teacher. Born in Manchester, he was educated at the University of Manchester and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He worked as an employer at the University of Manchester and the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine. His field of work was biochemistry, and he was a member of the Royal Society and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Harden received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Davy Medal, and the title of Fellow of the Royal Society. He contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography. His published works include "Alcoholic fermentation," "Enzymes in tumours," "The fermentation of galactose by yeast and yeast-juice," and "Ueber das [beta]-Nitroso-[alpha]-naphtylamin." He died in Bourne End.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1929

    “for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Arthur
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Manchester
Place of death
Bourne End
Occupation
university teacher
Employer
Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Davy Medal
Field of work
biochemistry
Image
ArthurHarden.jpg
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member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
date of birth
1865-10-12
date of death
1940-06-17
described by source
The Times
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
contributed to creative work
Dictionary of National Biography
Commons category
Arthur Harden (biochemist)
writing language
English language
interested in
biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Arthur Harden, FRS (12 October 1865 – 17 June 1940) was a British biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes. He was a founding member of the Biochemical Society and editor of the Biochemical Journal for 25 years.

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