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Bernard Katz
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German-British biophysicist (1911–2003)
Bernard Katz was a German-British biophysicist who lived from 1911 to 2003 and made important discoveries about how nerve cells communicate with muscles and each other. His work on the mechanisms of nerve impulses and neurotransmitter release fundamentally advanced our understanding of how the nervous system functions.
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- Works
- 21
Top works
- Ways of an Atheist
- The China Caper
- Enhancing Employee Performance
- Nerve, Muscle and Synapse
- Calcium, Neuronal Function and Transmitter Release
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1970
“for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Family name
- Katz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- biophysicist
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Employer
- University College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Student of
- Archibald Hill
- Field of work
- human physiology
- Image
- 37. Tagung 1987 Mediziner Sir Bernard Katz - W134Nr.125421a1 - Willy Pragher (cropped).jpg
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1911-03-26
- date of death
- 2003-04-20
- Commons category
- Bernard Katz
- name in native language
- Bernard Katz
- P8168
- San Juan County
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- interested in
- biophysics
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Bernard Katz, FRS ( German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.
Life and career
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