Erwin Chargaff date of birth:
August 11, 1905
How old was Erwin Chargaff when died?
96
Where was Erwin Chargaff born?
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
When did Erwin Chargaff die?
June 20, 2002
Where did Erwin Chargaff die?
New York City, New York, United States
Erwin Chargaff body shape:
Average
What color is Erwin Chargaff's hair?
Black
Is Erwin Chargaff gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Erwin Chargaff?
Jewish
What is Erwin Chargaff's ethnicity?
White
What is Erwin Chargaff nationality?
Hungarian
What is Erwin Chargaff's occupation?
Biochemist
Short Biography
Erwin Chargaff (11 August 1905 – 20 June 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian biochemist who immigrated to the United States during the Nazi era and was a professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. Through careful experimentation, Chargaff discovered two rules that helped lead to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.