Otto Heinrich Warburg
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Country
Germany
Birth - Death
1883 - 1970
Occupation
Medicine
Notable Achievements
Nobel Prize
Description
Physiologist, chemist, and medical doctor. Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1931. Professor at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology in Berlin-Dahlem. Investigated the metabolism of tumors and the respiration of cells, particularly cancer cells, and noted for his discovery of the nature and mode of action of the cellular respiratory enzyme. A notable equestrian who served in the cavalry in World War One. Also known as Otto Warburg.