Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947
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Carl Ferdinand Cori
Prize share: 1/4
Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz
Prize share: 1/4
Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
Bernardo Alberto Houssay
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947 was divided, one half jointly to Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz "for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen" and the other half to Bernardo Alberto Houssay "for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar"
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 14 laureates' work and discoveries range from quantum tunnelling to promoting democratic rights.
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