Albert Szent Gyorgyi nickname(s):
Szent-Györgyi Albert
Albert Szent Gyorgyi date of birth:
September 16, 1893
How old was Albert Szent Gyorgyi when died?
93
Where was Albert Szent Gyorgyi born?
Budapest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary
When did Albert Szent Gyorgyi die?
October 22, 1986
What is Albert Szent Gyorgyi nationality?
Hungarian
What is Albert Szent Gyorgyi's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt (Hungarian: nagyrápolti Szent-Györgyi Albert, September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian American physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war.