Carl Ferdinand Cori, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Ferdinand Cori

Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1896

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1984

Profession: physician, chemist, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Carl Ferdinand Cori, ForMemRS (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was a Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic) who, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch) – a derivative of glucose – is broken down and resynthesized in the body, for use as a store and source of energy.
In 2004, both were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.