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Otto Fritz Meyerhof

Otto Meyerhof, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)

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Born
April 12, 1884
Died
October 6, 1951
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1884

About Otto Fritz Meyerhof

Otto Fritz Meyerhof was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Otto Fritz Meyerhof (German pronunciation:; 12 April 1884 – 6 October 1951) was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism, including glycolysis.

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Otto Fritz Meyerhof timeline

  1. Otto Fritz Meyerhof (German pronunciation:; 12 April 1884 – 6 October 1951) was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
  2. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism, including glycolysis.

The world when Otto Fritz Meyerhof was born

Otto Fritz Meyerhof was born in 1884. 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

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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