Otto von Fürth

Otto von Fürth (18 November 1867 – 7 June 1938) was an Austrian physician, physiologist and biochemist. Fürth studied at the University of Prague, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Berlin. He worked at the University of Vienna, the University of Prague and the University of Straßburg where received his habilitation in medical chemistry in 1899. From that point on he worked in Vienna focusing on biochemistry. In 1898 he announced the discovery of "suprerenin."[1] He received the Lieben Prize in 1923.[2]

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Otto von Fürth
Born(1867-11-18)November 18, 1867
Strakonitz Austria-Hungary now Czech Republic
DiedJune 7, 1938(1938-06-07) (aged 70)
Vienna, Austria
AwardsLieben Prize 1923

References
  1. "Fuerth, Otto von". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Vol. 1. Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1957. ISBN 3-7001-1327-7.
  2. W. Gerhard Pohl; et al. (2004). "Otto von Fürth, 1867–1938". Die Wissenschaftliche Welt von Gestern. Böhlau Verlag. pp. 229–32.
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