Franz Hofmeister, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Hofmeister

chemist

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1850

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1922

Profession: chemist, university teacher, biochemist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Franz Hofmeister (30 August 1850, Prague – 26 July 1922, Würzburg) was an early protein scientist, and is famous for his studies of salts that influence the solubility and conformational stability of proteins.
In 1902, Hofmeister became the first to propose that polypeptides were amino acids linked by peptide bonds, although this model of protein primary structure was independently and simultaneously conceived by Emil Fischer.