Konrad Emil Bloch

German American biochemist (1912–2000)

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Born: January 21, 1912
Died: October 15, 2000
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1912

About Konrad Emil Bloch

Konrad Emil Bloch (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈblɔx]; 21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 (joint with Feodor Lynen) for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. Bloch also discovered that bile and a female sex hormone were made from cholesterol, which led to the discovery that all steroids were made from cholesterol. Bloch and his wife Lore Teutsch first met in Munich. His Nobel Lecture was "The Biological Synthesis of Cholesterol." In 1985, Bloch became a Fellow of the Royal Society. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.

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Konrad Emil Bloch timeline

1964Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.
1985His Nobel Lecture was "The Biological Synthesis of Cholesterol." In 1985, Bloch became a Fellow of the Royal Society.

The world when Konrad Emil Bloch was born

Konrad Emil Bloch was born in 1912. 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.

Culture in 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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