Manfred Eigen

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Manfred Eigen was a German biophysical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on extremely fast chemical reactions and contributions to the understanding of molecular evolution.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
biophysical chemist
chemist
human
academicDegree doctorate in natural sciences
awardReceived Max Planck Medal NERFINISHED
Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED
Otto Hahn Prize NERFINISHED
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Exner Medal NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1927-05-09
dateOfDeath 2019-02-06
educatedAt University of Göttingen
employer Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry NERFINISHED
familyName Eigen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biophysical chemistry
chemical kinetics
molecular evolution
physical chemistry
givenName Manfred NERFINISHED
hasPublication Self-Organization of Matter and the Evolution of Biological Macromolecules NERFINISHED
Steps Towards Life: A Perspective on Evolution NERFINISHED
The Hypercycle: A Principle of Natural Self-Organization NERFINISHED
knownFor development of relaxation methods in chemical kinetics
hypercycle theory
quasispecies model
studies of extremely fast chemical reactions
theory of molecular evolution
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina NERFINISHED
Max Planck Society NERFINISHED
National Academy of Sciences
Pontifical Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
Royal Society
nationality German
NobelPrize.category Chemistry
NobelPrize.motivation for studies of extremely fast chemical reactions
NobelPrize.year 1967
notableStudent Peter Schuster NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bochum NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Germany NERFINISHED
Göttingen NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
sexOrGender male
workLocation Göttingen NERFINISHED

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