Carl Ferdinand Cori

Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)

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Born: December 5, 1896
Died: October 20, 1984
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1896

About Carl Ferdinand Cori

Carl Ferdinand Cori, ForMemRS (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was an Austrian-American biochemist and pharmacologist. He, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how the glucose derivative glycogen (animal starch) is broken down and resynthesized in the body for use as a store and source of energy. In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.

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Career and life highlights

In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their wor.

Carl Ferdinand Cori timeline

1947He, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how the glucose derivative glycogen (animal starch) is broken down and resynthesized in the body for use as a store and source of energy.
2004In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their wor.

The world when Carl Ferdinand Cori was born

Carl Ferdinand Cori was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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Measure	1896	2026
Population	69.0M	341 million

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