Vincent du Vigneaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vincent du Vigneaud

American biochemist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1901

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1978

Profession: chemist, biologist, university teacher, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vincent du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978) was an American biochemist.
He won the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone," a reference to his work on the cyclic peptide oxytocin.