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.