Hartmut Michel
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Hartmut Michel is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for elucidating the structure of membrane proteins, particularly the photosynthetic reaction center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hartmut Michel canonical | 2 |
| Johann Deisenhofer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hartmut Michel Context triple: [Otto Warburg Medal, notableRecipient, Hartmut Michel]
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Robert Huber
Robert Huber is a German biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work in determining the three-dimensional structures of proteins using X-ray crystallography.
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B.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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C.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules.
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D.
Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl is a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.
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E.
Aaron Klug
Aaron Klug was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist and biophysicist renowned for developing crystallographic electron microscopy and elucidating the structures of complex biological molecules.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hartmut Michel Target entity description: Hartmut Michel is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for elucidating the structure of membrane proteins, particularly the photosynthetic reaction center.
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A.
Robert Huber
Robert Huber is a German biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work in determining the three-dimensional structures of proteins using X-ray crystallography.
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B.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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C.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules.
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D.
Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl is a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.
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E.
Aaron Klug
Aaron Klug was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist and biophysicist renowned for developing crystallographic electron microscopy and elucidating the structures of complex biological molecules.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German scientist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
NERFINISHED
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Warburg Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-07-18 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Dieter Oesterhelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Tübingen
NERFINISHED
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University of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Max Planck Institute for Biophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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membrane protein structure ⓘ structural biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Hartmut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| isAlive | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crystallization of membrane proteins
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elucidation of the structure of the photosynthetic reaction center ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Europaea
NERFINISHED
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European Molecular Biology Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hartmut Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1988 ⓘ |
| notableWork | crystal structure of the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodopseudomonas viridis ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ludwigsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
X-ray crystallography of membrane proteins
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bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers ⓘ photosynthesis ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Johann Deisenhofer
NERFINISHED
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Robert Huber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Hartmut Michel Description of subject: Hartmut Michel is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate renowned for elucidating the structure of membrane proteins, particularly the photosynthetic reaction center.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Johann Deisenhofer