PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE Carl Ferdinand Cori 1947 - Prague, Czech Republic
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A birthplace of Carl Ferdinand Cori
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/11/2012
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Carl Ferdinand Cori (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was a Czech biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic) who, together with his wife Gerty Cori (
visit link) and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch) – a derivative of glucose – is broken down and resynthesized in the body, for use as a store and source of energy. In 2004 both were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.