Friedrich Miescher

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Swiss scientist biologist human physician

Friedrich Miescher was a Swiss physician and biologist best known for discovering nucleic acids (which he called "nuclein"), laying the groundwork for modern molecular biology.

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Label Occurrences
Friedrich Miescher canonical 4
Johannes Friedrich Miescher 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss scientist ⓘ
biologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
physician ⓘ
birthCountry Switzerland ⓘ
birthDate 1844-08-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Basel-Stadt ⓘ
surface form: Basel
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
citizenship Switzerland ⓘ
coinedTerm nuclein ⓘ
deathDate 1895-08-26 ⓘ
discovered nucleic acids ⓘ
nuclein ⓘ
educatedAt University of Basel ⓘ
University of Göttingen ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Miescher ⓘ
fieldOfWork biochemistry ⓘ
biology ⓘ
physiology ⓘ
foundIn cell nuclei ⓘ
foundSubstanceIn white blood cells ⓘ
givenName Friedrich ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasNotableConcept nuclein as a nuclear component distinct from proteins ⓘ
influenced development of molecular biology ⓘ
later research on DNA ⓘ
knownFor discovery of nucleic acids ⓘ
isolation of nuclein ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
mentor Felix Hoppe-Seyler ⓘ
name Friedrich Miescher self-link ⓘ
nationality Swiss ⓘ
notableAchievement first isolation of a phosphorus-rich nuclear substance ⓘ
identification of nuclein as distinct from proteins ⓘ
occupation biologist ⓘ
physician ⓘ
relative Friedrich Miescher self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Johannes Friedrich Miescher
researchFocus cell nuclei ⓘ
composition of pus cells ⓘ
residence Basel-Stadt ⓘ
surface form: Basel

Tübingen ⓘ
studiedUnder Johannes Friedrich Miescher (father) ⓘ
usedMaterial pus from bandages ⓘ
workedAt University of Basel ⓘ
University of Tübingen ⓘ
workPublishedIn Hoppe-Seyler’s medical-chemical journal ⓘ

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University of Basel → hasNotableAlumnus → Friedrich Miescher ⓘ
University of Basel → hasNotableProfessor → Friedrich Miescher ⓘ
DNA → discoveredBy → Friedrich Miescher ⓘ
Friedrich Miescher → name → Friedrich Miescher self-link ⓘ
Friedrich Miescher → relative → Friedrich Miescher self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Johannes Friedrich Miescher